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Author: /time Magazine | Title: TIME Citizens'Panel: The Voters Assess the Two Tickets | 8/21/1972 | See Source »

...Eagleton affair has severely but perhaps only temporarily hurt the presidential candidacy of George McGovern, at least in the minds of the TIME Citizens' Panel. In another of a series of surveys conducted for TIME by Daniel Yankelovich, Inc., the panel was interviewed after the Missouri Senator's past mental treatments had been revealed and McGovern had asked him to resign from the vice-presidential race. The panel consisted of 302 citizens chosen randomly from a scientifically selected cross section of more than 2,500 voting-age Americans. Some of the findings...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TIME Citizens'Panel: The Voters Assess the Two Tickets | 8/21/1972 | See Source »

...survey also disclosed that Republicans have some problems with their vice-presidential candidate. The panel split almost evenly over whether it thought Vice President Spiro Agnew has been good in the office. One out of five Nixon supporters are bothered by Agnew's performance and two out of five undecided voters were either undecided or held negative opinions about him. Those who praise Agnew often say, as does William Applegate, a television reporter from Youngstown, Ohio, that "he's one of the few outspoken men we have." Those who disapprove of him often cite his aggressive oratory. Retired...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TIME Citizens'Panel: The Voters Assess the Two Tickets | 8/21/1972 | See Source »

...ticket, the panel finds that McGovern's greatest strength is his personality, often described as "warm" or "sincere." Even one out of five Republicans finds McGovern personally appealing. By contrast, many Republicans are unimpressed by the Nixon personality. Says Nixon backer Mrs. Charles Ream of Millersport, Ohio: "I can't explain it. He tries, but he just doesn't have it. His personality leaves me cold." If the campaign turns out to focus on personality, McGovern's chances apparently would improve. "He doesn't doubletalk; he knows how to make himself a part...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TIME Citizens'Panel: The Voters Assess the Two Tickets | 8/21/1972 | See Source »

...Henry Kissinger is an able, brilliant aide." But on economic affairs, Nixon has just as many critics as defenders. A third of his supporters are critical of his economic policies, often claiming that he has failed to check inflation. A greater liability may be what half of the panel consider Nixon's lack of credibility; even four out of ten of his backers complain of this. One of them, Carol Terry, a Plainville, Conn., housewife, says: "He hasn't informed us enough to keep us abreast of what's going on." A minority view is that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TIME Citizens'Panel: The Voters Assess the Two Tickets | 8/21/1972 | See Source »

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