Word: goldwaterism
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Preposterous? Jack Javits for President? Or Vice President? A slum-born Jew from the Lower East Side of New York? A luncheon companion and confidant of the G.O.P.'s Eastern "kingmakers" and Wall Street internationalists? A mugwump who backed F.D.R. in 1940 and bucked Barry Goldwater in 1964? An urban...
While Reagan enjoyed some good luck, notably Christopher's unexpectedly inept campaign, his success was more a case of beginner's skill. Reagan was co-chairman of Barry Goldwater's campaign in California and one of Goldwater's most effective spokesmen in 1964. This year he...
The Murphy Precedent. As a result, Reagan made important inroads among moderate Republicans, attracting 300,000 more votes than Goldwater did in California's presidential primary two years ago. To win in November, Reagan must hold broad Republican support and attract a substantial number of Democrats as well. He...
> In New York's Nassau County, ex-OSS Officer and onetime Nixon Speechwriter William J. Casey is trying to make headway before the June 28 G.O.P. primary against favored Steven B. Derounian, a hard-lining Goldwater man, by calling for negotiations "at any time."
My own guess is that Democrats will lose either 28 or 54 seats: 28 if their general level of popularity drops about 5 per cent (with most of the freshmen holding up somewhat better); 54 if the general level drops much more than 5 per cent, and thus drags under...