Word: goldwaterism
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The Goldwater drive was concentrated in Southern California, particularly in Los Angeles County, where nearly 40% of the state's Republicans reside. Volunteers swarmed through the county two weeks before the election, asked more than 300,000 G.O.P. voters how they felt about Barry. The response was immensely encouraging...
In the final days, the volunteer organization was expanded. Official sheets of voters' names, supplied by the state, were programmed into computers, and sheets were made listing G.O.P. voters by street, the side of the street, and the house address. "Community Chairmen" handed out cardboard information kits, with detailed...
The Payoff. As the returns poured in that night, it was immediately apparent that the massive Southern California drive had paid off. Rockefeller forces had hoped to hold Barry to a 100,000 vote margin in Southern California, then more than make up the deficit in the northern part of...
Rocky could not overcome that lead, and just 22 minutes after the polls in Southern California closed, CBS-TV programmed its vote-analysis computer and declared Goldwater the winner with 53% of the vote. As of that time, the polling places were still open in northern California, and CBS suffered...
Goldwater's California win was impressive in light of the powerful opposition, but it was about as narrow as a win can be. To some observers it gave further proof that Barry is a poor vote getter. Indeed, his record in this year's previous primaries was unimpressive...