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Washington Post in-depth rundown of senatorial situation finds prospects not too bad for GOP: Of 18 Senate seats Republicans are defending, seven are listed as “safe,” eight as “leaning Republican,” two (James Abdnor, S.D., and Steve Symms, Idaho) as “tossups,” and one (Paula Hawkins, Fla.) as “leaning Democratic”—which is a lot better than it looked six months back, because of economic upturn, falling interest rates, falling oil prices. The Post points out that 11 million jobs have been created in the five Reagan years; Dun & Bradstreet projects three million new jobs in 1986, two million of them in small companies (payrolls of a hundred or less). . . . Sen. John Heinz (R., Pa.), chairman of National Republican Senatorial Committee, is gleefully producing a list of 22 prominent Democrats—the Democratic A-Team, he calls it—all of whom are declining to take on Republican incumbents in the Senate. . . . Case in point: Democrats are writing off chances of upsetting Sen. Bob Kasten (Wis.) now that their best potential candidate, Herbert Kohl, has withdrawn from race. Kohl had planned to put $3.5 million of his own money into the contest. … In Alabama, Jeremiah Denton looking stronger than he was some weeks back even though Jim Allen Jr., son of the popular late Sen. James Allen, has entered primary, taking on Rep. Richard Shelby. … In that confusing California race to retire Alan Cranston, last poll (Teichner Associates) puts conservative TV commentator Bruce Herschensohn ahead with 21 per cent, and Rep. Bobbi Fiedler next with 15 per cent. (Primary is June 3.) . . . Cranston, by the way, was one of five Democratic senators to score perfect 100 on ADA voting list. Others: Gary Hart (Colo.), Howard Metzenbaum (Ohio), Tom Harkin (Iowa), Paul Sarbanes (Md.). … In Illinois, Gov. Jim Thompson says he will veto any bill the state legislature passes that would enable his opponent, Adlai Stevenson HI, to make an independent gubernatorial bid. Thompson moved ahead of Stevenson in polls when two Lyndon LaRouche candidates won places on Democratic ticket.

“Strictly between the four of us . . . ”

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Washington Post in-depth rundown of senatorial situation finds prospects not too bad for GOP: Of 18 Senate seats Republicans are defending, seven are listed as “safe,” eight as “leaning Republican,” two (James Abdnor, S.D., and Steve Symms, Idaho) as “tossups,” and one (Paula Hawkins, Fla.) as “leaning Democratic”—which is a lot better than it looked six months back, because of economic upturn, falling interest rates, falling oil prices. The Post points out that 11 million jobs have been created in the five Reagan years; Dun & Bradstreet projects three million new jobs in 1986, two million of them in small companies (payrolls of a hundred or less). . . . Sen. John Heinz (R., Pa.), chairman of National Republican Senatorial Committee, is gleefully producing a list of 22 prominent Democrats—the Democratic A-Team, he calls it—all of whom are declining to take on Republican incumbents in the Senate. . . . Case in point: Democrats are writing off chances of upsetting Sen. Bob Kasten (Wis.) now that their best potential candidate, Herbert Kohl, has withdrawn from race. Kohl had planned to put $3.5 million of his own money into the contest. … In Alabama, Jeremiah Denton looking stronger than he was some weeks back even though Jim Allen Jr., son of the popular late Sen. James Allen, has entered primary, taking on Rep. Richard Shelby. … In that confusing California race to retire Alan Cranston, last poll (Teichner Associates) puts conservative TV commentator Bruce Herschensohn ahead with 21 per cent, and Rep. Bobbi Fiedler next with 15 per cent. (Primary is June 3.) . . . Cranston, by the way, was one of five Democratic senators to score perfect 100 on ADA voting list. Others: Gary Hart (Colo.), Howard Metzenbaum (Ohio), Tom Harkin (Iowa), Paul Sarbanes (Md.). … In Illinois, Gov. Jim Thompson says he will veto any bill the state legislature passes that would enable his opponent, Adlai Stevenson HI, to make an independent gubernatorial bid. Thompson moved ahead of Stevenson in polls when two Lyndon LaRouche candidates won places on Democratic ticket.

“Strictly between the four of us . . . ”