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...most of the primaries, it will be tough for him to get enough delegates to win on the first ballot of the national convention. Says a top aide to Democratic National Committee Chairman Robert Strauss: "I can see the convention going to the seventh or eighth ballot, with Scoop Jackson and George Wallace holding the largest blocs of delegates, but neither able to make it over the top, and neither willing to give in. Then I can see the convention turning to Kennedy - and I can see him accepting the nomination...
...Adlai, Scoop...
Hooray for Adlai Stevenson III and Scoop Jackson [Feb. 24]! By proposing a federal oil firm, they've found a way to give the U.S. Post Office some competition in the matter of how to really raise prices...
Give-Away Policy. Meany's early Democratic favorite had been Senator Henry (Scoop) Jackson, whose record on domestic affairs earned the AFL-CIO's support. But Meany was angered by Jackson's support of the trade bill, fearing that it would threaten jobs in this country by increasing the flow of American capital and technology overseas. More important, Meany accused Jackson of "phonying around with Henry Kissinger," claiming that for almost two months the Senator had joined the Secretary of State in concealing a Soviet let ter rejecting a trade agreement with the U.S. that seemed...
...gray hair, impeccable tailoring and only the slightest trace of a Texas accent, Bentsen displays none of the back-slapping machismo associated with the stereotyped Texas politician. The more than $1 million in campaign donations he has collected so far places him third in the race for funds-behind Scoop Jackson, who has collected nearly $1.5 million, and Alabama Governor George Wallace, who has pulled in $1.8 million. Most of Bentsen's money has come from fellow Texans (including $365,000 from a single Texas dinner). He made a name for himself on the hustings with party pros...