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...canvassed just about every campus." Reitz said, "and we've identified the Nixon. McGovern and undecided voters. We've contacted all of the Nixon supporters and told them what they can do for the President, and we've talked with the undecided voters to get them to identify the President with his accomplishments...
...Reitz says that Nixon has his strongest support among college students on campuses in the South and in the Midwest. The western campuses are split, while the Northeast remains heavily in favor of McGovern...
...Regionalism is an important factor in voting behavior." Reitz explained. "And college students, just like other voters in the Northeast, are leaning toward McGovern." Reitz said that he got a late start in organizing on campuses in the Northeast, but that he has dispatched several full-time people to step up the effort...
...CRITICAL PERIODS in the Reitz drive for the youth vote came immediately after the Democratic Convention when everyone was praising the Democrats as the party of the young and accusing the Republican Party of shutting out the nation's youth. Top Republican leadership thought a younger face as head of the Young Voters for the President might be more appealing. Twenty-four-year-old Pam Pollo was hastily given the title of National Chairman of Young Voters for the President, while Reitz retained the title and power of National Director...
When the Republican Convention finally rolled around, the galleries of the convention hall were filled with screaming young supporters for the President, and Reitz was accused of paying young people to attend. But Reitz says his critics are off-base. "We had 3200 young people down there, all of whom paid their own way," he said. "After they had worked that hard for something, it was hard to control their enthusiasm...