Word: colorado
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Before last Tuesday, Elizabeth Foley had little hope of drumming up many votes for Colorado Senator Gary Hart in Nevada's Democratic caucuses March 13; she headed a totally in adequate band of 30 volunteers...
Oklahoma 90 Colorado...
...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 to the point of giddiness, but most disinterested political analysts figured his success would be short-lived. "Somebody had to finish second," said...
...floors for offices. ABC crammed itself into a Holiday Inn banquet room. As usual, the networks raced ahead of the results: ABC, the last to predict Mondale's landslide, did so 15 minutes after voting began. The early projections were considered spoilsport at best, electoral meddling at worst. Colorado Democrat Timothy Wirth, chairman of the House Telecommunications Subcommittee, urged the networks to show more restraint and invited them to testify before his panel this week...
...united only in their opposition to the President. Their organizations differ widely on both strategy and personnel. Frontrunner Walter F. Mondale-as well as Ohio Sen. John H. Glenn and Sen. Ernest F. Hollings-are surrounded by experienced party operatives, veterans of the last four Democratic campaigns. Others, like Colorado Sen. Gary W. Hart and Sen. Alan M. Cranston (D-Calif.), are stressing fresh blood, pulling in young people with high energy but little campaign background. Former Sen. George S. McGovern and former Florida Gov. Reubin D. Askey are relying on home-state buddies and old supporters; the Rev. Jesse...