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...campaign moves on, Miss Blatt has overcome some of her natural disadvantages as a woman candidate. Last week in Philadelphia, she visited with longshoremen and--with an appropriate quick change--proceeded to chat with workers at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. She continually makes the point that she will try to assure every man a good...
Despite the delay in Miss Blatt's certification as the Democratic candidate, the campaign began early and furiously, and both Scott and Blatt have been wiping mud from their eyes for weeks. By Tuesday they will each have covered virtually every inch of the state several times over, and will have participated in several impromptu "debates...
When she is not assaulting Goldwater, Miss Blatt attacks Scott's "ineffective" legislative record and particular votes on measures over the last 22 years. She has argued, basically, a program similar to Sen. Clark's, with pledges to support the Johnson administration enthusiastically. In a state where more women than men are registered to vote she has used the resources of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson wisely and often suggests: "Maybe the fact that I'm a woman would allow me to bring a new viewpoint to the Senate...
Scott's polls now give him a 57-43 lead over Miss Blatt, and she has been slipping in normally Democratic strongholds in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. One explanation for her lag has been the widespread defections from the ticket among Negroes, Jews, and especially Italians. Still bitter over a series of questions Clark addressed to Musmanno about his background during the primary the Italians shout agreement with Scott's charge of "bigotry," in the Blatt campaign. (She records that it is "bigotry" to charge this...
...Miss Blatt, who achieved her primary victory on the basis of contested vote counts in several Philadelphia wards, has been challenged by Scott to match his $4,995 contribution (half the cost) to a non-partisan group which will supervise the polls and vote-counting in Philadelphia Tuesday. In a recent debate Miss Blatt reached into her purse and gave Scott five dollars for this purpose, after he had implored her to contribute "even a dollar" from her campaign funds...