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Unwisely, Kennedy's fervent backers started out by making farfetched predictions of outright victory. But they steadily deflated those claims until, by last week, the chastened draft organizer, Sergio Bendixen, ventured: "We're hanging in there...
Carter Coordinator Jay Hakes understates matters when he notes that "the perception is as important as the reality." The Carter supporters want to demonstrate that Kennedy can be defeated. On the other hand, says Sergio Bendixen, co-director of the Kennedy forces, "if we can beat an incumbent President with an unannounced candidate, it's a stunning accomplishment...
...committee has been at work since May. It has a full-time staff of eight salaried members, claims 100 full-time volunteers, has raised $50,000 and created organizations in 51 of the state's 67 counties. The committee is headed by Political Veterans Mike Abrams and Sergio Bendixen, who were early Carter work ers in 1975. Insists Abrams about Kennedy: "There's no doubt in our minds that he's running...