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-From Both BarrelsA
Party With
A Problem
By GEORGE BOWLES
At the moment, the Virginia Democratic-party appears to be in the bloom of health.
The party holds the three top statewide offices for the first time in a dozen years. In the General Assembly, two-thirds of the House of Delegates and fourfifths of the Senate are Democrats.
Last year, although the party failed to win the U.S. Senate race, it reclaimed three congressional seats from the Republicans.
In addition to all this, the state Democratic organization has steadily improved its support capability, and its overall financial condition is better than it has been for a decade.
Still, in the view of some political observers, the Democratic party is a party with deep real and potential troubles. Some of these are simply inherent in the make-up of the new House and Senate districts which emerged from last year’s reapportionment.
Some arise from the possible retirement of several senior Democratic legislators whose districts may well go Republican when
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