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...winner of the Iowa caucus and the Puerto Rican primary drew a chorus of boos and hisses when he said he opposed federal funding of abortions because the operations are "immoral...
Crane initiated an "early bird" campaign--declaring his candidacy way back in the summer of 1978-- in the hopes of achieving the recognition necessary to make a significant run. In Iowa, his version of militarism and frugality siphoned off about 7 percent of the caucus vote. He will have to show far better in the New Hampshire primary to gain that revered political intangible--momentum. His workers admit that the biggest surprise in the Crane camp has been the ascendance of George Bush, former director of the CIA. "Bush is the new superstar on the block," says Gregory F. Cronin...
...newspaper in the country, not to mention Newsweek, The New York Times Magazine and countless political journals. When the media discovered George Bush, so did the people. The fallout from the Iowa publicity has been a meteoric rise in the polls. A Newsweek poll conducted a week before the caucuses showed Reagan annihilating Bush, 45-6 per cent nationwide. Two weeks later, with the caucus history, a second poll showed Bush trailing Reagan 36-27. In what many believe to be strong Reagan country, a Boston Globe poll shows a one per cent Bush lead in New Hampshire. The Reagan...
...media's interpretation of the Maine caucus results remains a touchy topic among the Carter troops. "We're sitting back and wondering how that could be a gain for Kennedy. How does that loss give him momentum?" asked Gallagher. Flynn jokes, "If we could take a string of 'losses' like that to the convention we would be in fine shape." These oversimplified responses ignore reality: Kennedy's dramatic personal appearances have revived his campaign after the Iowa disaster, while Carter has kept a grim vigil in the Oval Office...
...well be called the Knowledgeable Observers, or K.O.s. After Carter beat Kennedy in Iowa by 27 points, the K.O.s immediately pronounced the Massachusetts Senator as hurt badly. The Bangor, Me., News went one step further and published a poll of the state's Democrats two days before the caucuses showing Carter leading Kennedy 52% to 33%. Expectations plummeted. By caucus day it was predicted that Kennedy would be routed by Carter. When he lost by "only" 3.4 points, it was reported as a sort of victory...