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...failure of the main opposition groups-the Socialists, Communists and neo-Buddhist Komeito (Clean Government) Party-to get together on a common slate, mainly because of the Socialists' fear of being engulfed by the smaller but better-organized Communists, and 2) the ability of the L.D.P. to outspend its opponents on campaign rallies and posters. As the Japanese say, "Go to, yon raku" (Five wins, four loses)-meaning that a candidate who can spend 500 million yen ($1.78 million) will inevitably beat one who can spend only 400 million yen ($1.4 million...
...McGovern campaign has had large support from small contributors, but even the prairie populist also needs help from millionaires. In fact, McGovern has been able to outspend all his primary opponents. To a surprising degree, the man who wants to redistribute the nation's wealth is attracting affluent donors...
Lindsay was able to outspend and outorganize his opponents. In television debates, he easily outclassed Procaccino, the early favorite in the campaign. The mayor was able to attract the active support of liberal elements of both major parties. In the end, many Jews found that, despite their earlier hostility to Lindsay, they could not vote for either the academically conservative Marchi or the bellicose, volatile Procaccino...
Because many beautiful?and rich ?people are for Lindsay, he will be able to outspend both of his rivals. That is one reason why the mayor may well win re-election after all. Much of the money is expected to go into a TV blitz in the campaign's last...
...that case, Kennedy must be given the edge. He is the consummate campaigner, willing and able to outtravel, outspend and outwork McCarthy. Yet there are the animosities that will not evaporate. Some border on the irrational, as suggested by the remark of a Chicago editor, who feels that Bobby has been "the guy off stage pulling the strings, the guy who chopped heads." There is the residual feeling in some quarters that the Kennedy millions "bought" the White House once and that they are being unlimbered in another attempt to do so. And there is the criticism, sometimes justified, that...