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No Right of Lane
Thus Dalton’s problem. As the candidate for governor, he can blaze away at Howell as a liberal, but it would make no sense whatever for the Republican ticket to take this general line of attack against the Democratic ticket.
Whether Robb or Canada is the more conservative is a highly debatable question. But there is no way for Coleman to get to the right of Lane. There is simply no ground to stand on out there.
Thus the Republicans may find that their campaigns against their respective opponents may have to be fully as “autonomous” as those of the Democrats.
There are also other tactical considerations involved, at least from Dalton’s standpoint. The Republican candidate for governor would, of course, never admit it, but for him to defeat Howell he must have the votes of thousands of conservative Democrats and Independents who now plan to vote for Lane.
If Dalton, or the Republican ticket, would make blunderbuss charges which attempt to link Lane with the “Democrat liberals,” many Lane supporters might have grave second thoughts about voting a -split ticket. Dalton -may* ' thus be expected" to” handle"* Lane gently, indeed.
There is another factor which will almost certainly enter into this interesting if somewhat esoteric mix of things.
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