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...malaise finally crept into Trudeau's own party. An autocrat who rarely consulted caucus, Trudeau exploited his power of personality and cultivated his dislike for day-to-day administration. Accountability to the press and to members of his own party became less and less frequent, but back-benchers kept their mouths shut--knowing Trudeau was the only hope for their own political backsides...
...next summer's Democratic National Convention. The former Vice President was happy before he arrived in Iowa, humming along with a Linda Ronstadt tune on his Walkman and smoking a big Partagas cigar; he left for New Hampshire still happier, with 49% of Iowa's Democratic caucus vote, more than his seven competitors combined (an eighth rival, Uncommitted, captured 9%). Among the other Democrats who would be President, Colorado Senator Gary Hart was the most cheered; he took 16% of the Iowa vote, finishing second. That mildly surprised everyone but Hart himself. His supporters were buoyed...
Hart Supporter Brian Quirk, 22, was elected caucus chairman by 86 of his Democratic neighbors gathered in the auditorium of Waterloo's red brick McKinstry Elementary School. When they arranged themselves into clusters according to candidate preference, 33 were for Mondale, 17 for Hart, eleven (five whites, six blacks) for Jackson, ten for McGovern, the rest scattered among also-rans. votes A at a caucus candidate to must have his receive 15% support of re the corded m the statewide tabulation; backers of candidates who fall below the threshold remain can formally defect to another uncommitted. contender During...
...caucus in a Des Moines school the chairwoman initially counted "35-ish for Mondale, 30-plus for McGovern" University of Northern Iowa History Professor Charles Quirk, Brian's father, thinks the inexact, homespun democracy is terrific. People criticize the caucuses as a meaningless media show," he says "But it s a civics lesson for us all. Both the politicians and the people are better...
McGovern capitalized on the second-place finish to run up primary and caucus victories around the country and eventually capture the party's nomination...