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Republican W. R. “Buster” O’Brien.
It is necessary to emphasize that hese standings apply only as this is written because they will almost :ertainly narrow as the Election Day approaches, and may well have done io by the time this reaches print.
Nevertheless as things now itand and if the election were held •oday, there would appear to be mother statewide Democratic riumph similar to that of 1981 in the naking.
But the elections are not being leld today, and that reality should lampen the understandable attitude )f restrained jubilation which is beginning to spread through the Democratic ranks.
As encouraging as the Democratic poll scores may seem, political observers around the Capitol say the party still has ample :ause for worry. One reason for this worry is that the poll results are seen as “squishy.” That means that nany of those responding who indicated a Democratic preference lid so without strong conviction and ire regarded as anything but sure Democratic votes on Election Day.
Those are the voters who could t>e lost if a Democratic candidate makes a misstep, or a Republican :andidate comes out with some statement or position of which the iroter strongly approves. Durrette clearly hopes that his newly
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