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Married, with five children, Hambrecht lives in an Edwardian-style home in San Francisco's opulent Pacific Heights district. In recent years he has begun diverting some of his attention, and money, to Democratic politics. A major backer of Presidential Candidate Alan Cranston of California, Hambrecht explains that in politics, as in business, he has "a natural affinity for the underdog...
...political coup that the seven other Democratic candidates could only envy and praise. For most of a week, the black minister's exploits topped the evening news and produced big newspaper headlines. Even a primary win would not have attracted more publicity, conceded Sergio Bendixen, Alan Cranston's campaign manager. Maxine Isaacs, Mondale's press secretary, said of the former Vice President's staff, "If we were younger and less experienced, we'd be depressed." With one stroke, Jackson, by successfully gaining the release of Navy Flyer Robert Goodman, gave his campaign a credibility that...
...show, Jackson has achieved enough notice to guarantee that he will not be lost or forgotten in the pack. At the least, Jackson may be able to help shape the party platform at the Democratic Convention. Stanford Political Scientist Seymour Martin Lipset thinks that Jackson has stepped ahead of Cranston, Hart and George McGovern as the most influential candidate from the party's left wing, which includes some 20% of Democratic voters. Predicts Lipset: "Whoever the nominee is will probably have to make Jackson some promises...
...national Presidential campaign is heating up. Taking their cue from Jesse Jackson and Gary Hart, Reubin Askew and John Glenn team up for an evening on national TV, as do Alan Cranston and George McGovern. Askew is the big loser in this strategy, since a hefty proportion of viewers take him as Glenn's running mate...
...September, has stretched to a gaping 34% to 18% among Democrats and independent voters. Among Democrats alone, Mondale does even better: 39% to 16%. In the poll of Democrats and independents, the other candidates trail badly: George McGovern and Jesse Jackson are at 6%; Alan Cranston and Gary Hart at 2%; and Reubin Askew and Fritz Rollings bring up the rear, at 1%. But one-quarter are still undecided, and polls this early in the campaign tend heavily to reflect name recognition of the candidates...