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In Virginia, the country’s wildest senate race lets you pick whichever candidate represents your favorite deadly sin:
- PRIDE
- Ollie North boasts of being the lone non-lawyer, though without slick attorneys, he’d still be a convicted felon (see “Oliver Twisted”, May/June 1994).
- LUST
- Chuck Robb pleads that he never really “loved” the young women who’ve given him discreet lip service during his marriage.
- ENVY
- Hellbent to unseat Robb, former governor Doug Wilder may split the Demo vote by running as an independent.
- GLUTTONY
- Perennial GOP candidate Marshall Coleman, now also running as an indie, flip-flops his abortion position every time he loses.
For a look at other key races around the country, see our quick guide.
