The Political Interest The Voters' Latest Ailment: Health Care

Harris Wofford is the luckiest of incumbent U.S. Senators. He has the title and the perks that go with it, but he hasn't been around long enough to be tarred as a Washington insider -- a decided plus given the current political environment.

Whether or not Wofford upsets former Attorney General Dick Thornburgh in this week's special election in Pennsylvania, the magnitude and reasons for his comeback from near oblivion offer significant lessons for those unlucky enough to be seeking re-election in 1992, including, especially, George Bush.

From the moment of his appointment last May following the death of Republican John...

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