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Hutchinson is a Jimmy Carter - type of politician, hard to pin down. Some people say he's a Republican in disguise, but you could probably say that about all West Virginia Democrats. Hechler is a lot more acceptable--his ADA rating is 94--but he really wants to be a U.S. senator before he dies, and he's 62. And the word in Kanawha County Democratic circles is that he is running as a favor to Jay Rockefeller, who with James Sprouse is one of the major candidates...
...from his harsh words. But he stopped short of an apology. Indeed, Carter's refusal to yield on some points nearly caused the defeat of his major accomplishment as Governor?streamlining the state government by reducing the number of agencies from about 300 to 22. Recalls a top Georgia politician: "He couldn't pass any of his reorganization bill. We had to get it passed for him?or about 60% of it anyway." More recently, Carter?who admits to being "pretty rigid"?showed his stubborn streak by not backing off from his offensive language in the "ethnic purity" flap...
ANOTHER loser was John Connally, still the most popular politician in the state. Connally has a reputation for political savvy, but lately he has done a lot to dispel that image, starting with joining the Republican Party in the depths of the Watergate scandal. He refused to endorse either Ford or Reagan, probably hoping that the party might turn to him as a compromise. That looks no more likely now than it did last week, and all Connally accomplished was to alienate both Ford, who might have been saved by a Connally endorsement, and Reagan, who owes him nothing. Connally...
...unprecedented candor. Just last week he revealed that 42% of his gross income of $250,000 was paid last year in federal, state and local taxes-a total of $106,500. In the old days that was not done. But now it is a necessary measure of whether a politician puts his money where his mouth is, the enduring test of sincerity...
Brown's "native son" bid conforms to his press notices as the most distinctive politician at large. At 38, he is also one of the youngest presidential candidates of the century. Moreover, since he is one of the least seasoned, with a bare 15 months in office, a more realistic goal might be the vice-presidency. But the heady polls have persuaded him that the longer shot is well aimed...