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ginia Democratic politicians. Part of the elder Smith’s clout involves money. He can raise a lot of it, and he has served as treasurer for his son’s campaign, a fact that gave credibility from the beginning.
Mr. Smith hammered away at his theme: Slaughter was not addresing the issues. The Democratic candidate and his aides pointed to parts of a taped radio interview in which Slaughter’s responses rambled.
enger also went on the attack on Rep. Slaughter’s record, claiming that he accepted money from a savings bank —which is not the same as a savings and loan. Mr. Slaughter denied that, and also denied that he had voted favorably on behalf of the perpetrators of the savings and loan crisis that will cost taxpayers upwards of $500 billion to fix.
Mr. Smith drew .attention from the incumbent, and written reaction that was faxed to media across the district. Paper flew. There were charges and counter-charges, with Mr. Smith seeing the congressman’s record one way, and the Slaughter camp, predictably, seeing it another way.
But on many substantive issues Mr. Smith drew little reaction from Rep. Slaughter, and he therefore
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