Word: mervin
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Another basic problem, compounded by the fact that he started in April, far too late, was that Anderson necessarily had to run as an independent because he had no time to organize a third party, which would have given him a supporting framework. Says California Pollster Mervin Field: "Anderson was suddenly thrust into the arena and asked to play major league ball without a team and without preseason conditioning." Altering the metaphor, Campaign Director David Garth says, "It was like they gave us a moped and told us to race against two Maseratis. But I still think it wasn...
...Dean Burch, George Bush's top aide: "I think Carter is smoking dope on California." If Reagan should lose California, it would signal a nationwide collapse. Without his home state, Reagan's candidacy is almost unthinkable: it is California or bust. A September survey by Independent Pollster Mervin Field gave him a comfortable lead over Carter of 39% to 29%, with Anderson...
...President flew off to California to announce that he intends to win its 45 electoral votes, the largest bloc among the 50 states. He was encouraged by his pollster, Pat Caddell, who found in his California surveys that Reagan's support was soft. The latest studies by Independent Mervin Field gave the Republican a ten-point lead. Reagan, who has won four prima ries and two general elections in the state, professes not to be worried. Scoffs Aide Spencer: "They're trying a little psychological warfare...
...Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey and Massachusetts-a group that would produce 216 of the 270 electoral votes he would need to win. But since most voters think he has no chance, he fares badly in the surveys. His best big-state performance is in California, where the last Mervin Field poll shows him ahead of Carter 23% to 20% (Reagan has 51%). The independent also has a sizable following in New York and some big Northeastern and Midwestern states, but is woefully weak in the South and the Rocky Mountain West...
...President's men not to insist on the binding rule. Former California Senator John Tunney, a Kennedy backer, charged that "party politicians in Washington don't sense the incredible subsurface tremors abroad in the country. They don't know how weakened Carter is." Claimed Pollster Mervin Field: "If Carter doesn't open the convention, the nomination will be all but worthless. It will only exacerbate the problems within the party...