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...People aren't sure whether he belongs to Washington or Indiana," says an Indiana Democrat about Senator Birch Evans Bayh Jr., 47. The Senator would just as soon keep them guessing. Last week as he became the ninth Democrat to announce for the presidency, he knew he would need the support of both worlds-Middle America and the coastal liberals-to win the nomination. His aim is to live a double life as long as possible. As a onetime dirt farmer who has become the author of three constitutional amendments, he offers a political style that is both country...
...Birch Bayh (D-Ind.) opened his Massachusetts presidential primary campaign yesterday in Boston...
...Bayh, who is the ninth Democrat to enter the race for the nomination, said he is running for the Presidency "to prove to those who have lost confidence that government can control those forces that often appear more powerful than government itself...
Harrington feels that the best thing that socialists can do in the immediate future is support the Democratic candidate against Ford or Reagan. "There's a lot of support in DSOC for Bayh, Udall and Harris," he says. I ask him how far to the middle of the spectrum DSOC is ready to go...would it support Humphrey? "I can't speak for the Committee as a whole, but I personally would find Humphrey very acceptable. Hubert's always been a favorite of mine." "And how about Jackson?" Harrington doesn't flinch: "We'll cross that bridge when we come...
...primary reasons were financial--delegates had to get to St. Louis on their own. Thus, host state Missouri had over 40 delegates, and nearby Indiana over 30. While St. Louis was probably the most geographically central location, it did result in a heavy preponderance of delegates from Birch Bayh's backyard. Despite this disproportionate representation, the press reported the straw vote as a significant indicator of youth's preferences and as a needed boost to Birch Bayh's presidential campaign...