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In Iowa last week, Goldwater was hoping for at least 14 of the state's 24 convention delegates as 3,500 Republicans poured into Des Moines for a state convention. For six months, Barry's boys had been working to pack the convention with pro-Goldwater Republicans, seemed...
Then along came New Hampshire, and some Iowa party leaders began wondering if it might not be a good idea to avoid committing themselves to any candidate. Soon, Henry Cabot Lodge's backers teamed up with those of New York's Nelson Rockefeller and a sizable group of...
Another Bandwagon? Though Goldwater's Iowa showing fell shy of expectations, he has done well enough to pick up 162 sure delegate votes, all gained at conventions but a bloc of 32 from Illinois, plus another 48 votes that are considered fairly safe. Across the U.S., Goldwater's...
But Goldwater's problem is that he could lose most of that strength in a twinkling. Some delegates are bound to Barry only for the first ballot, after which they can vote for anybody. Others are only loosely pledged to him, could desert him even before the convention to...
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