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decision after six months to leave it alone,” he said. He noted that many long-term incumbents who have since been replaced were conservative southern Democrats “who presided over committees that worked.” Since they left “there has been no responsibility in Congress,” he said.

Mr. Marocchi said that incumbency is “kind of like a narcotic. No one should hold it too long.”

Mr. Darby also spoke at the mass meeting about his campaign for the House of Delegates. He said his greatest challenge is to achieve name recognition. He noted that the papers again reported state revenues below budget and predicted that there will be more reports of revenue shortfalls to come. He predicted that this will mean tax increases and said he had pledged “to make real cuts in spending to minimize tax increases.”

Scott Leake spoke to the mass meeting on behalf of 25th Senate District candidate Ed Robb. He said

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