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- GRAPEVINE, Page 17Who's Winning the Shadow Race?
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- By DAVID ELLIS/Reported by Sidney Urquhart
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- So far, Paul Tsongas is the only official candidate in the
- running for the 1992 Democratic nomination, but other
- politicians are quietly positioning themselves for a late entry.
- Here's where they stand:
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- GAINERS
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- Jay Rockefeller.
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- The Ivy League West Virginia Senator is stumping to
- promote health-care reform, and he's adopting a backslapping
- bonhomie with power brokers.
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- Bill Clinton.
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- The Arkansas Governor is cultivating a mainstream image as
- head of the centrist Democratic Leadership Council.
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- Tom Harkin.
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- The Iowa Senator has won huzzahs for his fiery defense of
- liberal values, which could help in his home state's caucuses.
- But he won't win it all.
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- LOSERS
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- Al Gore.
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- Democratic activists say the Tennessee Senator is the best
- man to bridge party factions, but his indecision is losing him
- supporters and respect.
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- Dick Gephardt.
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- Another ditherer. The House majority leader's reluctance
- led to Harkin's candidacy.
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- Doug Wilder.
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- The Virginia Governor's never-ending feud with Chuck Robb
- makes him look like a vindictive spoiler.
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- WILD CARDS
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- Mario Cuomo.
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- The 800-lb. gorilla of the party has a fiscal mess to
- solve in New York. But the Governor's fund-raising clout and
- popularity among Democratic activists make him the only one who
- can afford to bide his time.
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- Jesse Jackson.
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- Washington's shadow Senator is planning to host a weekly
- current-affairs show on Cable News Network, a move that
- indicates he may not run in '92.
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