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- NATION, Page 49American NotesGEORGIANot So Dandy For Ole Andy
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- Former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young wanted to accomplish in
- Georgia what L. Douglas Wilder had in Virginia last year:
- become his state's first black Governor. But Young's dream went
- a-glimmering last week as lieutenant governor Zell Miller
- drubbed him in a runoff for the Democratic nomination, winning
- 62% of the vote.
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- While some of Young's supporters blamed racism for his
- defeat, most observers gave more credit to Miller's
- single-minded support of a state lottery; Young wanted to put
- the idea to a referendum. Young's critics charged that he had
- started his campaign too late. The crowning irony: Young, who
- first gained fame as an aide to Martin Luther King Jr., did not
- pay enough attention to black voters, losing some to Miller and
- failing to inspire a large black turnout.
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