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...seats on the ballot next year, the Democrats have only twelve seats at risk. In Florida, South Dakota, Idaho and Washington, Democrats hope to win seats now held by the G.O.P. They feel that the large blocs of registered Democrats in New York and Pennsylvania will help them unseat Republican incumbents in those states. In addition, the G.O.P. may lose Senate races in North Carolina, where John East is ailing, and in Maryland, where Charles Mathias, 63, may decide to retire. Laxalt's seat was considered secure by Nevada pollsters. With Laxalt out of the race, said Democratic National Committee...
...female equivalent of coattails has been condescendingly dubbed. Many women leaders now acknowledge that those who thought a breakthrough candidacy would lead to huge gains among female officeholders were hoping for too much. Says Kathy Wilson, head of the National Women's Political Caucus: "It's hard to unseat an incumbent at any price and any gender." Still, Ferraro's high visibility helped carry some women's issues closer to the political mainstream, including increases in the federal funding of day-care facilities and reforms eliminating sexual discrimination in pension benefits. Another part of her legacy may be the increased...
...Jersey, Vice President George Bush made campaign appearances that helped unseat Democrat Joseph Minish, 68, a liberal who had served 22 years in the House. Still, redistricting probably had more to do with winning the seat for Republican Dean Gallo, 48, minority leader of the New Jersey assembly. There was an unexpected Republican victory in Connecticut, where State Senator John Rowland, 27, knocked off Democrat William Ratchford, 50, a three-term incumbent. Reagan had appeared in the state to plug Rowland, who warmly embraced his policies. "We came out of nowhere," acknowledged a Rowland aide, giving Reagan all the credit...
...Reagan surge did little to unseat blacks and Hispanics, who are overwhelmingly Democratic. There were 33 blacks and eight Hispanics on the House ballots, 27 of them incumbents. Although one black had been defeated in an Indiana primary, reducing their membership in the House to 20, blacks had hoped to lift the total back to 21 with a victory by Democrat Robert Clark, 55, in Mississippi. As in 1982, however, Clark lost to Webb Franklin, 42, a former circuit-court judge. This was despite a redistricting that placed blacks in the majority. The number of Hispanics in the House remained...
...COLLECTIVE SIGN of relief could be heard from Democrats all around the country Monday, as they began to take stock of Sunday's debate between Walter F. Mondale and President Reagan. In Illinois, Rep. Paul E. Simon bould breathe a little bit easier in his effort to unseat Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Charles H. Percy, while in North Carolina Gov. James B. Hunt Jr. stiffened his back as he prepared to block the resurgence of Republican Jesse A. Helms in their Senate battle. And right here at home, one got the feeling that Lt. Gov. John E. Kerry had some...