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...Party has grown sluggish after 100 years of unbroken rule. But as it approaches a gubernatorial election on Nov. 4, some new breezes are blowing on the old magnolia. Two sometime mavericks are locked in a close race, and for the first time in memory the Democrat is no shoo-in. TIME Correspondent Jack White reports...
...take the interview you probably won't like the other Rhodes scholars, since the committee members are pretty representative." Dube is fairly optimistic about his chances for at least the state nomination, but he shrugs and adds, "Of course there are no shoo...
...already has a string of Illinois political defeats to his credit, including a 650,000-vote loss to Senator Adlai Stevenson III in 1974, he is now running for Governor against Incumbent Dan Walker and former northern Illinois District Attorney Jim Thompson. "I think I'm almost a shoo-in," asserts Williams, a conservative Democrat whose platform calls for busing teachers instead of pupils and moving the state capital from Springfield to Chicago because "Springfield is a dog place when it comes to restaurants." This week he hopes to get Brother Tennessee's endorsement at a press conference...
Cooling Off. Sometimes Jimmy thinks he is already cooling off. The studios want him in his proven moneymaking role of Sonny: "They won't let you fall on your ass anymore." And he has been overlooked for an Oscar. "Everyone said you're a shoo-in for The Gambler - then nothing." Now he is not sure where he stands. "I have a feeling the moment you do something different, the way Brando has done, they're just waiting to hack you to pieces...
...realize you pass the wire." Even after the race has been run Angel does not let up. "What a gutsy guy!" says Trainer John Parisella. "He's the best salesman at the track. When he comes in second or third, he makes you feel the horse is a shoo-in the next time...