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...Minnesota's Hubert Humphrey, who had counted on his longtime popularity in neighboring Wisconsin to catapult him into the Democratic lead, came in third, with 21%. It was a serious, though by no means fatal blow for Humphrey, who has yet to win a presidential primary...
...There is no bandwagon psychology in national polls when it comes to state primaries. If there had been one in Wisconsin, McGovern would have run far behind Senators Edmund Muskie and Hubert Humphrey, and he would have trailed Governor George Wallace as well...
...found deep affection, but the warmth did not always convert to votes. At times, his campaign savored of last hurrah. In Milwaukee, a woman wearing a McGovern button told H.H.H.: "We love you." "But you're voting for McGovern," replied Humphrey. Said the woman: "Yes, but we love Hubert Humphrey...
...that impression of Muskie's popularity had never really been tested in voting booths nationwide. Muskie had looked cool and impressive as Hubert Humphrey's running mate in 1968, and he exuded much more of a presidential aura than did his G.O.P. counterpart, Spiro Agnew. Yet few voters select a President primarily by looking at the vice presidential candidates, and Muskie's appeal was not really an issue in that election. Muskie was now recognized by most Democratic voters all right, but how did they really feel about him? No one could be sure...
...succeeded his friend in the Governor's chair. In 1965 Lyndon Johnson appointed him Director of the Office of Emergency Planning, but Ellington served less than a year before quitting to run again, successfully, for Governor. As a favorite-son presidential candidate, he promoted Southern support for Hubert Humphrey at the 1968 convention...