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...most analysts see it, that could mean a narrow Ford triumph. As a result, while Ford was expected to make a pro forma appeal for all Americans to vote, his forces were more selectively keying their telephone banks and other get-out-the-vote drives to his areas of known strength. Even if the turnout is in the low 50% range, Carter could win a thin popular-vote edge but lose in the Electoral College. More probably, how ever, this would enable Carter to hold a slim popular-vote margin that could translate into a substantial electoral victory...
...faculty vote on Wednesday was pro forma; Hartman, who has never gained broad support among faculty members, called it "totally predictable...
...union also deemed unpalatable. "We would sit there for hours," reports a U.A.W. negotiator, "and nothing would be happening. We even offered some concessions on minor issues, and they wouldn't bite." Ford made its final proposal the day before the strike deadline. After 90 minutes of pro forma wrangling, it was clear there would be no settlement. The next day, U.A.W. President Leonard Woodcock called a strike in time for the evening TV news. "Ford," he declared, "has been unresponsive and unwilling to engage in serious bargaining." Sidney McKenna, Ford's vice president for labor relations...
...because she had received all but pro forma recognition from the governing boards originally, Goodwin may have had a strong legal case against the University if she had not received the title "Professor of Government...