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...reliable voters would show up and back their man. They did not want surprises. But Bush succeeded far beyond the hopes of his organization. Said one of his workers, who expected only half the number of Bush voters who actually turned out: "I was sitting in this precinct, and these people I never heard of came streaming in. And it was Bush, Bush, Bush...
Four years ago, the Democratic primary turnout in student-dominated Ward 6 Precinct 3 was pushed by an influx of independents requested Democratic ballots to 103 per cent of the number of registered Democrats...
...system is probably the closest to the grass roots that the mind of man could devise. The 2,531 precinct caucuses that will be held in private homes, public halls, churches, fire stations and schoolrooms throughout the state are only the first step in a four-stage sequence that eventually selects Iowa's delegates to the Republican and Democratic national conventions. Independents can participate in either party's caucus...
January 15: Carter wins Iowa precinct caucuses, getting 1143 votes to Kennedy's 853. California governor Jerry Brown gets 25 votes and claims a moral victory because he only opened campaign headquarters in Des Moines two weeks prior to the caucuses...
...revenge on Daley, the mayor has been dropping his allies from the city payroll almost as fast as she can locate them. A score of Daley's precinct captains and city employees have been fired or demoted. The split widened two weeks ago when Daley stunned Chicago pols by announcing that he would run for Cook County state's attorney, potentially the second most powerful political post in the city. Taken by surprise, Byrne scrambled to find someone to run against him. Turned down by her first two choices, who were understandably loath to get caught...