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...G.O.P. field to six. She is a former Evanista who pushed the legalization of Laetrile, the crackpot cancer cure, and secured a letter from Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor (a fellow Arizonan) erroneously citing legal precedents for the Christian-nation resolution. The most recent entrant is ex-Congressman Sam Steiger, a rodeo bulldogger, airplane wing walker, horse-race broadcaster, rancher and now electronic-equipment entrepreneur. He was convicted of extortion when he was an aide to Mecham, but it was overturned...
Melcher, 58, a veterinarian and ex-Congressman, argues that his contributors represent such a broad array of interests that it would be impossible to cater to them all, even if he were so inclined. He charges that Williams too is benefiting from an out-of-state political-action committee, if indirectly. The National Conservative Political Action Committee has targeted Melcher for defeat and has spent $200,000 in the Montana race...
...Perhaps Congressman Leland and his black colleagues will use as a role image ex-Congressman Dugan, a man of principle, dedication, humor and a lack of self-righteousness...
...Ex-Congressman Badillo points out that only 13 years ago he was the sole Puerto Rican actively engaged in elective politics. Now the community can boast three New York City councilmen, four state representatives and two state senators. Badillo's fellow Hispanics lamented his decision to abandon Congress for his deputy mayor's job, but his successor in Washington, Robert Garcia, is applauded as a compassionate, hard-working advocate of Puerto Rican concerns. Still, activists like Dora Collazo-Levy, 42, a Democratic Party district leader, complain that political passivity is the Puerto Rican community's principal bane...
Actually, the potency of names is recognized more clearly and used more craftily than ever in this age of advertising. Name recognition is accepted as vital by both politicians and businesses. Ohio's ex-Congressman Wayne Hays, unsavory reputation and all, recently won a state legislative primary largely because of name recognition. Companies now calling themselves Equifax and Standex want to plant themselves in the public mind, while signaling that they are in tune with the technotronic times. And hucksters have long relied on the power of a clever name to sway a customer's decision. The popularity...