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Mainstream Democrat Long served as commissioner of the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation and opposes reductions in the epa budget. In this race, he has had the unusual difficulty of being snubbed by high-profile members of his own party--Clinton aide George Stephanopoulos ignored Long at a state fund raiser--in favor of independent incumbent Bernie Sanders, whom Democratic insiders believe could be vulnerable to Republican Susan Sweetser if Long siphons away too many votes...
Hoping to inherit the mantle of retiring four-term Representative Lewis Payne, Goode is both a Democrat and a conservative populist: he is pro-gun, pro-life and pro-tobacco--and has fund-raising barbecues for a modest $5-a-plate...
...Democrat in Richmond politics until 1980, when he ran for the House as a Republican, Bliley is now chair of the Commerce Committee. He wants to reduce the committee's legislative power in favor of freer markets and blasted his opponent's proposal to hike tobacco taxes, which he says will cost the district jobs...
Congressional delegation: One Democrat, no Republicans...
...trends: gourmet coffee shops, like Starbucks, and grunge music, via bands like Pearl Jam and Nirvana. The shifting economy and an influx of newcomers has led to political instability: in 1994 Washington's House delegation shifted more than any other state's, with six of nine seats moving from Democrat to Republican. This year, an electorate that's leaning leftward could bring some of those seats back to the Democratic side of the House Chamber...