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...most common attitude that Thoreson encountered was an apathetic inclination toward McGoverns Harley A. Peyton '76 characterized himself more as "negative Nixon" than pro-McGovern, and proceeded to say that "Nixon has done some admirable things" while McGovern has "made an awful lot of mistakes--like the Eagleton thing." But Peyton and about 70 per cent of all freshmen (according to a Freshman Council survey) support the Democratic candidate...
Richard Swanson '65 said, "A lot of people here for-McGovern are just following the crowd. There's not much organized feeling around here." Swanson, who leans toward Nixon, explained the absence of public support for Nixon at Harvard by saying: "You have to have reasons to be for Nixon--otherwise you'll just get shot down...
...BEGINNING OF THIS year's presidential campaign, it was generally thought that Senator George McGovern would capture the majority of the college vote. But according to a recent Newsweek poll. Richard Nixon now commands fully 48 per cent of the campus vote...
...canvassed just about every campus." Reitz said, "and we've identified the Nixon. McGovern and undecided voters. We've contacted all of the Nixon supporters and told them what they can do for the President, and we've talked with the undecided voters to get them to identify the President with his accomplishments...
Reitz says that Nixon has his strongest support among college students on campuses in the South and in the Midwest. The western campuses are split, while the Northeast remains heavily in favor of McGovern...