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Davy Crockett once snarled at Tennessee voters who refused to re-elect him to Congress: "You can go to hell, but I'm going to Texas." Gary Hart was more polite last week, merely expressing disappointment over a bruising loss in the Tennessee Democratic primary before he, like Crockett, huffed off to Texas to try to rebuild his fortunes. But he wound up in the same place as ol' Davy: the Alamo...
Only metaphorically, of course, and not quite so conclusively. Still, results from the Texas caucuses left Hart's hopes for the presidential nomination, as of early Sunday morning, barely flickering. In a contest limited to Democrats who had first voted in a primary for congressional and state offices on Saturday and then gave up their evening to attend the caucuses, Walter Mondale was leading Hart by 2-1, with the Rev. Jesse Jackson a distant third. Mondale claimed "a very strong victory" and said "it appears we have won 50% of the delegates, perhaps a few more." Texas eventually...
...real race is still between Mondale and Hart. Mondale's supporters were openly hoping that the weekend contests had set up the Colorado Senator for a knockout blow this week, when 411 delegates will be selected in five states. The biggest is Ohio, where 154 delegates are at stake in a primary on Tuesday, and it is exactly the kind of heavily unionized, high-unemployment state where Mondale has won his biggest victories. Even if Hart should score an upset, the odds against him would still be formidable. If Mondale wins, and runs strongly in Indiana, Maryland and North...
Then she adds, "Now it's time to put ourselves on the line."MAGGIE HART (right...
With Moryl and Hart in the spotlight, the burden ought to fall on the defenses. And that's where the Crimson has the advantage. Led by juniors Ellen O'Neill and Andy Mainelli, the Harvard defense has been the strongest part of the young squad, limiting opponents to just under five goals a game...