Senators: Among the Mavericks

The Senate has long been a congenial home for flamboyant independent thinkers.

In races in Connecticut and California, a pair of the nation's leading political iconoclasts is trying to keep it that way. Two hard-fought House races show the struggle of minority candidatesĀ—one a Hispanic Republican, the other a black Democrat from MississippiĀ—to build the coalitions necessary for victory.

Title fight

In speech after speech, at fair after fair and parade after parade, Republican Senator Lowell Weicker stresses his maverick ways. NOBODY'S MAN BUT YOURS his billboards proclaim. But that is just the problem,...

Want the full story?

Subscribe Now

Subscribe
Subscribe

Learn more about the benefits of being a TIME subscriber

If you are already a subscriber sign up — registration is free!