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Old
Dominion
Politics
ing somebody to an important political office, you had to look at his votes and record of the past as a vital measure of how he’d act in the future.
When October comes this year, the press will be relentlessly following the campaign trail looking for something better to write about than the canned news releases dutifully handed them by flacks throughout the day.
What they are seeking is the unguarded moment when a candidate deviates from the prepared speech or statement and says something that will make big headlines the next day.
And it usually happens in nearly every campaign. By the time the leaves are bright and colorful, candidates rushing around the state to breakfast rallies, noontime speeches, afternoon handshaking at factories or shopping centers, and an endless succession of fund-raising dinners, are like combat soldiers suffering from battle fatigue. They must march on and fight on though they may be mentally and physically drained and at the time they can least afford it, they are most vulnerable to the gaffe that gets them in trouble.
Campaigning is tough hard work even if television spots had taken a lot of the meaning out of pumping the flesh and eating chicken dinners. After the day’s events unfold, a candidate still has several hours of staff conferences and soul-searching before falling into bed with the knowledge, as Yogi Berra might say, it’s deja vu all over again tomorrow.
Yet when the adrenalin is pumping and those running for office think the difference between victory and defeat might be that one more stop, that one more voter to be met and
Guide to state's
pumpkin patch
Halloween is just around the corner, and the place to find a Halloween pumpkin is just around the comer too.
The 1989 Virginia Pumpkin Guide will help residents find a nearby farm that offers pick-yourown pumpkin patches. The guide is free from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer ServFor
a copy of the 1989 Virginia Pumpkin Guide, contact the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, P.O. Box 1163, Room 702, Richmond, Virginia 23209 or call, (804) 786-5867. / ices.
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