Word: sargent
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...That year, Carter won with 28% of the vote, followed by Morris Udall (23%), Birch Bayh (15%), Fred Harris (11%), Sargent Shriver (8%), Hubert Humphrey (6%) and Henry Jackson...
Instead, Anderson is turning toward Massachusetts, where the Republicans wax more liberal (witness former Gov. Francis Sargent, gubernatorial challenger Francis Hatch, and former Sen. Edward Brooke), and where there are plenty of independents who may subscribe to Anderson's new political blend. He has also canvassed heavily on the state's college campuses--another reason he might finish a respectable third, and perhaps even second, in the state's GOP primary...
...worked. Carter, already encouraged by the reception given his showing in Iowa, escaped with 30 per cent of the vote and 13 delegates, seven points and nine delegates ahead of liberal Arizona representative Morris Udall. Birch Bayh, Fred Harris and Sargent Shriver trailed behind, while Henry Jackson missed the boat by not running. His credentials validated, Carter had broken out in front to stay...