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During his four years as Pennsylvania's lieutenant governor, Raymond Shafer stayed so dutifully on the sidelines that he was virtually a new face when he decided to run for outgoing Governor William Scranton's job. Buoyed by his heady victory last year, Republican Shafer lost no time rushing in where angels-and Scranton-had trod to their regret. As his administration's first major project, he chose revision of the state's antiquated constitution. Since the voters had already nixed six previous attempts (including one by Scranton) to change the 93-year-old constitution...
...gamble," said Deputy Democratic State Chairman John Lynch. "Shafer laid his administration on the line and he came through." Said Republican Senator Hugh Scott: "It shows he'll take a big risk for an important result...
Fort Courage. For the husky Shafer, 50, a small-town attorney, there was never any question that the advantages of a modernized constitution were worth the risks. "I was advised by a great many people not to do this," he says. "I don't think I ever hesitated." Indeed, from the day of his inauguration, Shafer began plotting and plugging for reform. With his aides, he set up a special office wryly dubbed "Fort Courage" in the Penn-Harris Motor Inn near the capitol building in Harrisburg. He enlisted Scranton's help, as well as that of former...
...with Romney-though, in fact, the Michigander to date has hardly succeeded in turning the key. More than one Governor appears lukewarm on Romney. Even before he put the letter in the mail, McCall had enthusiastic pledges of support from such bright, attractive moderates as Pennsylvania's Raymond Shafer, Maryland's Spiro Agnew and New Mexico's David Cargo...
...Philadelphians doubt that Specter will win. Polls by Psephologist E. John Bucci, who predicted the gubernatorial victories of both William Scranton and Raymond Shafer, peg Specter as a 2-to-l favorite over any other candidate. Meanwhile, the Democrats, badly split after five years of lackluster leadership, face a furious primary dogfight...