Robert Holsworth
Robert Holsworth
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George Allen doesn't want to lose this election, either.
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I actually think in retrospect our decision-making turned out very well,
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This is an opportunity for these individuals to present themselves and give themselves a distinctive identity with the public, something I don't think either of them has accomplished yet. Right now I think the campaign is that each candidate still has that hurdle and whoever can kind of get over that hurdle could well turn the election in their direction.
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Potts' major strength is that if he had money, he's a distinctive personality. He comes across, by contrast to the other two, in a unique way. He has a persona that's some cross between Harry Truman and Ross Perot. That's appealing to a lot of people today who feel that candidates are too careful, too scripted, too stage-managed.
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At the end of the day, people thought keeping things going on the same track was more important than electing a Republican. In that way, the natural tilt of the state (favoring Republicans) was overcome.