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Accents an Issue in Va. Governor's Race
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| Contributor | particleman |
| Last Edited | RP May 12, 2005 06:32pm |
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| Media | Website - Yahoo News |
| News Date | Thursday, May 12, 2005 07:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | RICHMOND, Va. - The Democrat in Virginia's race for governor speaks with the bland man-from-nowhere accent of a game show host. The Republican front-runner? Think Gomer Pyle in wingtips. In this off-off-season election, how the candidates talk is becoming almost as much of an issue as what they have to say.
Quick with a quip, the smooth-talking Democrat, Lt. Gov. Tim Kaine, is trying to goad his opponent into debates — the more and the sooner, the better.
But the Republican, former state Attorney General Jerry Kilgore, says Kaine is making fun of his coal-country twang and trying to make him look like a rube, a complaint that could get rural Virginians really fired up.
"They're like two kids in a sandbox," said Russ Potts, a Republican state senator running as an independent in the race to succeed Democratic Gov. Mark R. Warner, who is restricted to a single term.
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