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Slaughter’s campaign has devoted a great deal of time recently to defending the candidate on those votes.
Costello has also criticized Slaughter’s votes for legislation supporting Virginia’s “massive resistance” to public school desegregation in the late 1950s and early 60s. During a debate in Ashland last week, Slaughter responded to a question about those votes:
“When you look back on issues or events that occurred many years ago you may feel differently or may feel you should have acted differently, but I voted for what I thought was in the best interests of Virginia ... I cannot change the vote, of course, but I think times have changed ... I think we are making very substantial progess today in the public schools and I have always supported public education.”
Slaughter, 59, has stressed his legislative experience, his support for a strong national defense, his fiscal conservatism and his alliance with fellow Republicans on the ballot Tuesday — President Ronald Reagan and U.S. Sen. John W. Warner, both very popular in the 7th District.
In an interview last week, Slaughter said he represents the district’s conservative values.
Asked about his leadership abilities, the Republican said: “I’m running for this office because I represent the way people think ... (If elected,) I must take that and apply it to legislative matters.
“When you give a man the opportunity to enact legislation, you are going to expect him to make judgments on the specifics,” based on the constituents’ values.
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During last week’s interview, Slaughter was asked to address specific issues. His capsulized comments follow:
• MX missile, B-l bomber: He supports deployment of both. “I’m speaking from what I see now. We have missile systems that are becoming obsolete. If we have the new technology to replace them, I’m in favor of modernizaton ... As to whether the new weapons are what they should be to replace old weapons, it seems to me that the widely held view, in and out of the military, is that the weapons are feasible and should be deployed.”
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