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...pollsters they planned to vote for Barry. Nor did large numbers of voters pass up the presidential race out of apathy or coolness toward both candidates. The presidential vote broke all records. The magnitude of the President's conquest also swept many other Democrats, such as Governor Otto Kerner in Illinois and, most notably, Senate Candidate Robert Kennedy in New York, to victory. Yet perhaps the most fascinating facet of the election was the amazing amount of ticket splitting, as voters chose L.B.J.-and then skipped down the ballot to vote for deserving Republican candidates (see The Senate...
...Although Kerner is sure to run behind Johnson (his predicted margin in the accurate Chicago Sun-Times straw poll is 52 1/2-47 1/2), his victory, if he wins, should not be viewed from the simplistic perspective of the coattails cliche. While Johnson has held a steady lead over Goldwater, Kerner, who began campaigning only three weeks ago, has seemingly overcome an early deficit and a slight scandal within his own campaign team, to the surprise of most observers. One could fault Percy's tactics--some say he "peaked" too soon--but the other reasons for his decline typify the problems...
...probably lose by as much as 9-1 in Chicago's heavily Negro wards. This is an especially serious setback because 200,000 Negro votes have been registered in the past year. Chicago Negroes have traditionally voted Democratic, and Percy's inability to offer them an attractive alternative to Kerner in a year when Negroes are generally wary of Republicans apparently dooms him to a smaller fraction of the vote than he had anticipated...
...flank in the rural areas downstate, despite visits of the "chuckwagon"--a station wagon filled with his handsome family--at almost every fair in the past two years. An eager, freshly scrubbed Chicago businessman, Percy has aroused no passion and even awakened some vague distrust in farmers who respect Kerner as an able, hardworking man who has not sought new tax revenue for use in urban projects...
...that his man was the best candidate for "governor of the United States." Realizing his slip, he smiled knowingly and went on. But tomorrow the smiles will probably be gone and Percy's ambition for the Presidency temporarily quelled. Percy will undoubtedly blame Goldwater for his defeat, but if Kerner's victory is a large as predicted, others will look elsewhere for explanations. And the failure of a moderate Republican to find any issue with which to challenge his opponent will be prominent among them...