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...selection system dealt harshly with Gary Hart's defective personal behavior. Dick Gephardt, whose candidacy teeters on the brink of destruction, probably lost ground because he came across as having far greater ambitions than convictions. The one candidate who was perhaps disposed of too quickly was Bruce Babbitt, who brought refreshing candor and intellectual rigor to the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary. Yet he too was burdened with a major shortcoming. Until the very end of his campaign, he failed to master a primary presidential skill -- the effective use of television as a tool of leadership...
...transform Dukakis into a win-Dixie Democrat. Actually, the Massachusetts Governor left few footprints in the red clay of the traditional South; in Alabama and Mississippi, he won less than 10% of the vote. "Dukakis gained a half step on everyone else this week," said Democratic Pollster Peter Hart. "But he still has a lot of work to do. He has to get to working-class Democrats, and to do that he needs an economic message of change. One of his biggest problems is the label as a status quo Democrat...
...poll, conducted by Peter Hart Research Associates, interviewed 500 people and had a 5 percent potential margin of error...
...other Democratic candidates trailed far behind. Sen. Paul Simon (D-III) won 34 votes at the two Harvard voting locations, Sen. Albert J. Gore Jr. '69 (D.-Tenn) gained 29, Rep Richard Gephart (D.-Mo.) won eight and former senator Gary Hart collected only six votes...
Meanwhile, as the fallout from the largest single election day in history continued, Republican presidential hopeful Jack Kemp formally pulled out of the race. Two-time Democratic contender Gary Hart is considering a similar move...