Word: ohio
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...guess we'll go right into the convention without a candidate," sighs Robert Hughes, Republican chairman of Ohio's populous Cuyahoga County. Why? "Purists," says Ford Backer Hughes. "They want their view of a conservative candidate. And it doesn't much matter whether...
That clearly expressed the Ford line for the crucial days of delegate-wooing?a line he believes was effective in his Ohio primary victory. It emphasizes the thesis that Reagan is unelectable, and that he will drag Republican candidates for offices from governor to alderman down with him. He reminds Republicans of "the tragedy of 1964 ... until that election, in the House of Representatives we had about 185 Republican members. After the election, we had 140." "Surely," he continues, "you're not going to let that happen again by letting the wrong person lead the ticket in November...
Finally, Reagan tries to sell himself as the only candidate with the campaigning skills and ability to articulate the issues that will be effective in a campaign against Carter. Ford seems to bolster that argument of Reagan's with virtually every campaign appearance. For example, last week in Ohio the President added to his repertory of feckless rhetorical mannerisms by constantly referring to himself in the third person?"I'm confident that President Jerry Ford can be elected." Commented a telephone company executive in Findlay, Ohio: "He sounds like he's delivering a 'man who' nominating speech for somebody else...
...Reagan among all voters. In fact, in a Mervin Field poll published last week, Ford trailed Carter in California only 41-40, while Reagan was eight points in arrears?46-38. But both appear threatened by serious Republican defections to Carter. A New York Times/CBS survey of voters in Ohio and California and a Times survey of New Jersey voters showed that an astonishing 35% of Reagan and Ford supporters plan to vote for Carter if their own favorite fails to win the G.O.P. nomination. This percentage would seem certain to shrink as passions cool following the nomination...
...Senators who do are Ohio's John Glenn and Adlai Stevenson of Illinois. Hero Glenn, who radiates waves of integrity, has large voter appeal but only two years of Senate experience. Stevenson offers more intellectual resources. Like Glenn, he would help deliver his home state, although Stevenson is considered a dreary campaigner...