Word: borski
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...ROBERT BORSKI (D) District 3 (Northeast Philadelphia...
...savvy politician in this white, working-class district, Borski has been elected seven times, and this time his constituents will probably make it eight. He represents cultural conservatism--his abortion votes are in line with Catholic doctrine--popular in the Third and, as a ranking member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, can influence job-producing federal funds for highways and mass transit...
...McColgan is a young Republican trying to pull the conservative Third District into the G.O.P. fold. He first ran against incumbent Robert Borski in 1990--losing by 20 points, better than any Republican since 1982--and feels that his respectable showing in that race will generate votes in this election. The major question is whether he can convince working-class Democrats that the Republican fiscal platform is no threat to their jobs and entitlements...
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