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some of freshman Ninth District Congressman Kick Boucher’s friends suggest he would make a formidable opponent for Warner.
The most promising Democrat now believed to be actively testing the waters is State Sen. James Jones of Abingdon. Jones says his immediate concern is winning re-election this fall, but he admits he is being urged by supporters to consider a Warner challenge next year. He is apparently considering it.
And then a fortnight ago former Del. Edythe Harrison of Norfolk let it be known that she is seriously interested in seeking the nomination. This intelligence has opened an entire new and interesting avenue of speculation.
Harrison, a moderate liberal, served in the House from 1980 until last year, when she became, in effect, a victim of redistricting. Although she is not widely known outside the Tidewater area, she is regarded as an aggressive and tireless campaigner.
While most Democratic tacticians—at this point, at least—pooh-pooh the idea of Harrison having any reasonable chance in the Senate race, others see a certain logic in fielding a woman candidate against Warner.
“It is possible,” a Democratic official said last week, “that the only conceivable type of opponent the Warner people haven’t ‘game planned’ to run against is a woman, and a woman candidate could give Warner I fits.
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