Word: electioneer
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President Bush campaigned for GOP candidates in Virginia, New Jersey and New York in an election season that served as prelude to 1990, when hotly contested congressional races will set the tone for national politics leading up to the next presidential election.
But just as both parties watched the returns yesterday for signs of partisan success, so, too, was the election season marked by interest in abortion and race--with a heavy dose of negative campaign commercials thrown in.
The Virginia contest focused on abortion asmuch as race, with Wilder emphasizing hispro-choice views in an attempt to downplay hisrace with the voters of the Southern state. Theissue seemed to spill over to the lieutenantgovernor's race, as well, as pro-choice DemocratDon Beyer defied the pre-election polls...
The Cabinet will remain in office until the election of a new one. Government spokesperson Wolfgang Meyer did not say when such an election will occur.
This year's race has been heralded as one of the more exciting in recent years because three council members are not seeking re-election, leaving it to voters to decide whether the liberal Cambridge Civic Association should gain a majority on the council for the first time in many...