‘The Race Is Still On,’ Rep. Gephardt Insists
- Share via
CLEARWATER, S.C. — Rep. Richard A. Gephardt (D-Mo.) today acknowledged his dismal Super Tuesday showing but insisted that “the race is still on” as he attacked two of his Democratic presidential rivals on trade.
Standing outside a textile mill threatened with closure in a state that holds its caucuses Saturday, Gephardt said of Massachusetts Gov. Michael S. Dukakis and Sen. Albert Gore Jr. of Tennessee, “The bottom line is, are they really for new policies?” Gephardt blamed his fourth-place Super Tuesday showing on a lack of money.
More to Read
More From the Los Angeles Times
Podcasts
The latest effort is coming from the L.A. County Board of Supervisors. They just announced a $3 million program in conjunction with some nonprofits groups to test and clean the soil at homes still standing in the areas impacted by the Eaton Fire.
California once bet big on offshore wind to help power its clean-energy future, but the Trump administration is now paying developers billions to walk away from their projects. As California’s remaining offshore-wind leases hang in the balance, the state is fighting back in court.
The Hillside Strangler murders terrorized Los Angeles in the late 1970s. The killers were a pair of sadistic cousins. One confessed. The other was set to stand trial—until L.A. prosecutors flinched.
