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dominant Byrd organization. Of all the candidates, Pollard has the most experience in State government. From 1949 to 1965 he served as a member of the House of Delegates from the city of Richmond. In 1965 he was elected Lieutenant Governor of Virginia. Indeed, one of Pollard’s major campaign themes has been experience. Apparently it is his conviction that experience in the legislature should be a prerequisite to service as governor.
Pollard is the only gubernatorial candidate who has joined a ticket. He has aligned himself with W. Carrington Thompson of Chatham, a candidate for Lieutenant Governor, and Guy O. Farley of Fairfax, a candidate for Attorney General.
Although Pollard is said to have close ties to the old guard, his campaign has been marred by defections. In the State Senate whose Democratic members art predominantly organization mbn he hks been endorsed by approximately half of all publicly committed members. In the seventh congressional district, normally a bastion of conservative strength, 20 of 24 county Democratic chairmen have endorsed the opposition. These defections on the part of normally conservative Democraticvoters is attributed to a fear on the part of old guard leaders that Pollard lacks the charisma or leadership to lead the Democrats to victory in the November generalelections
Some of Pollard’s positions on the issues:
1. Favors retention of Virginia’s
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