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By GEORGE BOWLES
Democratic presidential hopeful Walter Mondale’s choice of a woman as his running mate is certain to revitalize, at least to a degree, interest in the party’s 1964 campaign effort. That effort, in the words of Henry Howell in another context, had threatened to be about as boring as cold cream-of-wheat without sugar.
Mondale’s naming of New York Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro as his vice presidential candidate not only perks up interest in the Democratic prospects at the national level, but it could also have a positive impact on the fortunes of the party in Virginia both this year and, in perhaps an even more significant way, in 1966.
Ferraro’s candidacy will undoubtedly be a plus for former Del. Edythe Harrison of Norfolk, the Democratic nominee opposing incumbent Republican John Warner in this Call’s senate race. With two women on the ticket, whatever gender gap exists between Democratic and Republican candidates will be enhanced and a large turnout of voters, both male and female, who are sympathetic to their causes can be expected.
But whether she wins or loses, Ferraro’s candidacy could become a subtle though vitally important factor in next year’s statewide races in the Old Dominion.
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