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...Crane fancies himself a teacher, however, his concern for the student vote is on shaky ground. When a student requested an interview this week, an aide at Crane's Boston campaign headquarters snapped back. "You can understand, can't you, why Mr. Crane does not want to spend too much of his time talking to college students? College students are not reliable voters, and most of those who are voting are not really receptive to his ideas...
Barring a major drift in the political tides, Crane's reception in New Hampshire tomorrow should be equally encouraging...
...Iowa, occasionally pounding the podium and moving to the climax of his speech. "I'm optimistic about this country," he says. "I know we can turn things around." John Connally can go back to the ranch, Howard Baker and Bob Dole can go back to the Senate, Philip Crane and John Anderson can go back to the House and Ronald Reagan can go back to being Ronald Reagan--but "by gosh," George Bush wants to be president...
...other Illinois congressman in the race, Rep. Phillip M. Crane, is not looking much past his home state either. The conservative will be happy if he can break into the double figures in New Hampshire--10 or 11 per cent--and remain with the pack in Massachusetts with 15 to 18 per cent, Gregory F. Cronin, Crane's Massachusetts state coordinator, says. Such expectations are not "overly optimistic," Cronin says, but admits that anything less than double figures will make it "tough to continue...
With Reagan and Bush vying for top spot in the New Hampshire and Massachusetts races, the other Republicans can hope for little more that strong third or even fourth place finishes. But even such poor showings would not go unnoticed by the front-runners. If Crane's hopes for a double-figure finish in New Hampshire come true, Reagan could be hurt, Thompson says...