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By GEORGE BOWLES
As this long, hot summer of preparation gets under way for the fall political campaigns, both the Democratic and Republican candidates for statewide office would seem to be confronted with a baffling array of strategic problems.
They include decisions which not only deeply involve their own political futures, but could influence the tone of politics in the Old Dominion for years to come.
Consider first the situations of Republican gubernatorial hopeful Wyatt B. Durrette.
Durrette, as the GOP standard bearer, should have a ready-made set of issues which would be the centerpiece of his drive for the Governor’s Mansion. That, of course, is the record of his Democratic predecessor, Gov. Charles S. Robb.
But Durrette has been effectively denied that issue. The reason is that the Republicans have been unable to find anything of substance in Robb’s record to complain about.
Without the Democratic record in Virginia to run against, Durrette will, of course, attack the national Democratic record and attempt to tie his opponent, former Attorney General Gerald L. Baliles, to “the party of ‘Tip’ O’Neill, Walter Mondale and Ted Kennedy.” Durrette also hopes to get some political mileage out of the abortion issue, Baliles’ alleged softness on supporting the Right to Work Law, and perhaps a few other conservative-versusliberal litmus test questions. < an control hasn’t been mentioned, but you can be sure if it is shown that Baliles ever denied his kid the use of an air rifle to shoot a sparrow, the National Rifle Association will be right there with a massive mail-out charging him with favoring the confiscation of firearms.
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