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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...long as Senator Edward M. Kennedy was not a candidate for the presidential nomination, he held a 2-to-1 lead over Jimmy Carter in most public opinion surveys. But now, just as he has officially declared his candidacy, his lead has been reduced to only ten percentage points, 49% to 39%. This sharp change is partly a rallying of Southern support behind Carter, partly a growing belief that Kennedy is "too liberal." Kennedy nonetheless remains the strongest Democratic candidate against all Republicans. Matched against Ronald Reagan, the Republican leader by far, Kennedy wins easily. These are among the findings...
...m proud of Joe because he is a politician and I'm proud that I'm a politician." Thus Senator Howard Baker, 53, sounded one of his main campaign themes last week at a dinner given by New York's Nassau County Republican Chairman Joseph Margiotta. Hands in his pockets, exuding an easy sincerity, the Senate minority leader gave an apt demonstration of the down-home-style politics that he hopes will carry him to the presidency. Last week he became the ninth Republican to declare his candidacy...
...Carter speechwriter believes there was more of an internal metamorphosis at Camp David last summer than many understood. Carter has a deeper historical perspective, this aide says, a special feeling for the office. "I'm honestly persuaded now that he can be a President," says another of Carter's advisers. "If he could just start at the beginning with what he has learned in these past 34 months, he would be a very good President...
...extremely able jurist. She turns out about 100 opinions a year, which are usually well written and well reasoned. Her decisions have been popular with liberals, civil rights leaders and women. She is considered a moderate to liberal Democrat, but she calls herself "independent minded." Says she: "I'm not a political creature...
...land bridge" for trucks to enter Cambodia from Thailand with supplies. A bipartisan group of 68 House members urged Carter to set up a joint airlift with the Soviet Union. The plan was first suggested by the Rev. Theodore Hesburgh of the University of Notre Dame. Said he: "I'm perfectly willing to ride in the lead truck and get shot in the process rather than sit back and have it on my conscience that I did nothing to stop a second holocaust" Hesburgh also suggested that the U.S. withhold grain sales to the Soviet Union unless the Kremlin collaborates...