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MEET THE PRESS (NBC, 5:30-6:30 p.m.). Originating from convention headquarters, Meet The Press reporters will interview Governor William Scranton and other leading candidates...
...With Goldwater's pro-Americanism philosophy and Scranton's meaningful criticism of the present Administration, I hope to be able to vote for both men this November. Our country needs people who are willing to stand on their beliefs despite pressure from minority forces...
Members of the Society have been actively opposing Goldwater's candidacy. After last month's Governors' Conference in Cleveland, the group wrote a "confidential" 10-page denouncement of the Arizona Senator, which was sent to key liberal Republicans, including Pennsylvania Gov. William Scranton...
...politicians viewed a Goldwater candidacy as doomed to defeat in November. One Gallup poll showed that 73% of Republican and Democratic county chairmen believed that Johnson would beat Goldwater, while only 27% foresaw a Goldwater victory. Asked to rate the strongest possible Republican candidate, the Democratic chair men voted: Scranton, 302; Goldwater, 297; Nixon, 246; Rockefeller, 246; Lodge...
Earlier polls had shown that one of Scranton's greatest handicaps was that he was not broadly known across the U.S. But this week Gallup released the results of a new poll that demonstrated how dramatically the Scranton campaign has changed that picture. Gallup reported that rank-and-file Republicans now prefer Scranton over Goldwater, 55% to 34%. Just as significantly, among independent voters-and the G.O.P. will need plenty of them to defeat Johnson-Scranton is preferred by 62% to Goldwater...