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UDALL. Together with his second-place finish in New Hampshire, his strong showing in Massachusetts made him the clear favorite among the liberals. As a result, Birch Bayh effectively dropped out of the race. The other liberal candidates-Fred Harris, Sargent Shriver and Milton Shapp-stayed in the running for the present but no longer have realistic expectations of winning many delegates. Even though the liberals seemed to be coalescing around Udall, Idaho Senator Frank Church still planned to enter some of the later primaries, with the goal of picking up enough votes to become a force at the convention...
...Whatever their rating behind the victorious Carter, the Democrats sought solace, often unrealistically, in the figures. Arizona Congressman Morris "Mo" Udall, who finished second with a respectable 24%, had the best case to make. But the liberal candidates who trailed him, including Birch Bayh (16%), Fred Harris (11%) and Sargent Shriver (9%), had to be jolted by the news from New Hampshire. Their rhetoric and the realities...
...Sargent Shriver, placing sixth in last Tuesday's primary with 8 per cent, is also considering withdrawing from the race for the nomination. Shriver, also low on campaign funds, said yesterday in Chicago that if he loses in the Illinois primary, he will consider joining Bayh on the sidelines...
...Vermont Democratic primary yesterday, Carter won 49 per cent of the vote. Sargent Shriver finished with 24 per cent, and Fred Harris drew 19 per cent...
...Sargent Shriver yesterday told a crowd of about 300 cheering supporters at the Parker House ballroom that he "was far from defeated here tonight...