March 1980

tives-though not due to their campaigning styles shown here.

The public meeting, of course, continues to be an essential part of any election. A new element of entertainment has been added to it. Young performers like drum majorettes (3) keep the crowds happy till the speakers arrive. Another meeting ground is the political luncheon often held exclusively for special groups like senior citizens (4). Buffets and cocktails have an appeal of another kind for more sophisticated citizens. They also give

the candidate-in this case, John Warner (5) in his successful bid for the Senate from Virginia -a chance to circulate among guests, answer their questions, solicit their votes.

Almost each candidate has a large army of supporters who take on the routine jobs like distributing pamphlets. But some like to go out on the streets to do it themselves (6)-an act which does have its own special charm in a small town, though this particular candidate, Terry Bruce, lost to his rival Dan Crane.