Does anyone but me remember the 1986 election in which Linda Chavez ran
against Barbara Mikulski for the U.S. Senate? A columnist for the Baltimore
Business Journal characterized the Chavez campaign as "a dirt-ball campaign
of innuendo and slurs." What I specifically remember is Chavez accusing
Mikulski of being a "San Francisco-style Democrat." The media soundly
berated Chavez for her comments, without ever saying out loud what Chavez
was implying! It was pretty funny.
Mikulski, of course, won, by 60% of the vote. She's considered unbeatable
in Maryland, despite her connection to "San Francisco."
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Deb Messling
"I like cats. They give the home a heartbeat." ~Joni Mitchell
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