Word: overing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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"They seemed to be really overconscious of our outside stuff," Perry added. "What we see is every time we set predominantly to one side, the linebackers kick over so there's only three people on the weak side. You just can't cover that type of pursuit, especially when I...
David N. Dinkins won election as New York City's first Black mayor, while L. Douglas Wilder of Virginia clung to a slender lead over Republican J. Marshall Coleman in his bid to become the nation's first elected Black governor.
U.S. Rep. James Florio won the New Jersey governorship handily on his third try in another featured contest in a set of elections dominated by controversy over race and abortion.
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...
With the votes counted in all but nine ofVirginia's 1967 precincts, Wilder, the grandson ofslaves, held a lead of just over 5500 votes in along count. The totals included absentee ballots.