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...does the incumbent seem so relaxed, now that he faces an onslaught of three Democrats who seek to unseat him come November...
...personal assets. But unless there is a new Supreme Court test with an outcome different from the Valeo ruling, that ceiling can work only as part of a voluntary scheme. And incumbents are hardly likely to write legislation that would so obviously help those who would unseat them...
...Governor and the sister of another, won a solid victory in California's Democratic gubernatorial primary. Sitting GOP Governor Pete Wilson won his own party's nomination handily, but he faces a tough run for another seat. If the election were held today, say the pollsters, Brown would unseat the implacable Wilson. Eight other states held primaries yesterday. The most notable: Fred Grandy, who overcame his reputation as the clownish "Gopher" on "The Love Boat" to win a seat in Congress, lost his bid for the governorship of Iowa...
There are compromises possible too. One being talked up among security analysts: Seagram would buy up to 25% of Time Warner stock, but Bronfman would guarantee to freeze its holdings there for a long time and not try to unseat the present management. Levin in return would leave the poison pill in the corporate medicine cabinet and let Seagram place one or two members on Time Warner's 15-person board, giving Bronfman a strong voice but not control. At minimum, Levin will need to have at least some preliminary answers next Thursday for stockholders attending the annual meeting...
Jerry Voorhis, a popular liberal Democrat, had won five straight elections in the 12th Congressional District east of Los Angeles, but a group of local businessmen hoped to unseat him. Nixon promised them "an aggressive and vigorous campaign." He began working up to 20 hours a day, making speeches about his war experiences, denouncing the New Deal. When Pat gave birth to their first daughter Patricia (Tricia), Nixon was out campaigning. (Confident of re-election, he stayed home when Julie was born two years later...