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Virginia gave 68 percent of its vote to Ronald Reagan for president last November, yet polls indicate that moderateconservative Baliles is the early leader in this year’s race for governor.
Today, the candidate profile has changed even more. The Democratic ballot includes a black and a woman, a situation unimagined during the Byrd era. Even the Republicans are experiencing change; a black candidate sought the GOP nomination for lieutenant governor this spring.
Yet political observers are noting another change, a
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