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By JOHN GOOLRICK
Rappahannock News Special Writer
Virginians who don’t like the results of this fall’s election won’t have to wait long to get into a campaign mode again.
That’s because Virginia is one of few states that have elections every year, thus giving no rest to those who might be weary of politics and politicians.
Actually the campaign for the gubernatorial election year of 1993, always the premier election year on the state calendar, is well underway, though largely invisible to the public eye.
A fierce battle of inside baseball is taking place within Republican ranks to decide who will gain the nominations for governor and attorney general. And in time applicants for the nominations for lieutenant governor are expected to come forth.
By contrast, Democratic waters appear very still at the moment with Attorney General Mary Sue Terry expected to get the gubernatorial nomination without challenge and Lt. Gov. Donald Beyer apparently poised to seek re-election to an office that carries with it little clout, but would position him nicely for a gubernatorial run in 1997.
A few people, former party chairman Larry Framme, are considering seeking the nomination to succeed Ms. Terry as attorney general, but none has yet formally announced.
Going after a party nomination that is also sought by others is unlike seeking votes among the public, particularly if the nomination is to be awarded at a state convention that follows a long series of local meetings at which delegates are chosen.
It is the difference between shooting at a target with a shotgun and a rifle. The prospective nominee must try to win over those members of his or her own party who are most likely to attend the local meetings and seek roles as delegates to the state gathering.
A candidate could conceivably have thousands of people backing him or her for office, but unless they participate in the convention process
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