Word: governability
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...took long-haired kids, campus riots, Gene McCarthy and finally George Mc-Govern to force Richard Nixon to come out and opt for finally ending...
...proportions of Richard Nixon's political and personal triumph. By the end of the comparatively brief Election Night a few hours later, the President had all but 17 of the nation's 538 electoral votes, taking 49 states with 60.7% of the vote, v. 37.7% for George Mc-Govern. It was the greatest popular vote for a President in the nation's history (see box, opposite...
Last week, in a surprise news conference, Nixon casually dismissed Mc-Govern's corruption charges. "I think the responsible members of the Democratic Party will be turned off by this kind of campaigning," he said. "I am not going to dignify such comments." Politically he did not need...
...exactly the same number mustered by Barzel and his allies, the Christian Social Union, which flourishes in Bavaria under Franz Josef Strauss. Originally, Brandt had enjoyed a 254-242 margin; the gradual defection of six Bundestag members, however, reduced that to a tie. Brandt, in consequence, could no longer govern or even get his budget passed. Because the West German constitution made no provision for such a situation, the only way the Chancellor could bring about an election was to call for a vote of confidence-and deliberately arrange to lose it. Barzel did not fail to use the opportunity...
...great fear on both sides is that the election might wind up in a draw -leaving the parties right back where they started. Early polls give the Socialists from 46% to 49% of the vote, not enough for them to govern again without the Free Democrats-whose support ranges from 5% to 7%-but enough to restore Brandt's coalition to power. The polls, however, were taken before Brandt's no-confidence vote. At least 15% of the electorate is estimated to be uncommitted. Among them are some...