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will gather in Richmond, the Democrats in Roanoke. As this is written, the result of each appears to be a foregone conclusion. First District Congressman Paul Trible will receive the GOP nod, and Del. Owen Pickett of Virginia Beach will get that of the Democrats. Neither man, at this juncture, seems likely to have serious oppositon, if any at all.
It takes nothing away from Mr. Trible and Mr. Pickett to express amazement that they have no challengers.
And it is genuinely amazing. After all, a seat in the United States Senate is one of the most coveted gifts within the power of the American electorate to bestow.
Why then, in Virginia, is it so uncoveted?
There are many reasons which might be advanced, but at the heart of the matter, I suspect, lies a relatively uncomplicated one.
The men and women of substance who might normally be expected to leap at such an opportunity simply have, according to their priorities, more important things to do. That is to say they can make more money with far less
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