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tions. This different breed concentrated in urban and suburban areas will wield the balance of power in the post-redistrictingage of the 1990’s.
Times are bad for the Virginia Republican Party, but by no means hopeless. If the party can streamline its state operation and somehow pull its warring factions back together, demographics will work in its favor. The GOP has made some significant inroads in the House of Delegates and, despite redistricting, could conceiveably take control of that body before the turn of the century given a few breaks, some leadership and qualified candidates.
Republicans are already trying to figure how to elect a governor in 1993 after three consecutive losses. A worsening of the economic picture could benefit the GOP politically at the state level. They could also profit from a Democratic Party split in 1993 should Lt. Gov. Don Beyer and Attorney General Mary Sue Terry both want to succeed Wilder as governor.
And although the dog days of August tend to push politics out of sight and mind, the Virginia media really should do more about keeping people informed about what their General Assembly is doing between sessions.
When the legislature meets in January, we are inundated for 45 to 60 days with articles chronicling its minuest activities. But once the whole circus leaves town, we get only bits and pieces until all three
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