Word: scrantons
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...time is understandable. First of all, they have no candidate behind whom they can rally. Nelson Rockefeller's personal life and his fiscal and administrative troubles in New York combined with his poor showing in Gallup and Harris polls have eliminated him as an alternative, and neither Romney nor Scranton has been able to create much enthusiasm. The only other prominently mentioned candidate, General Lucius Clay, has been unreceptive to all offers of support...
...reelection and figures to hurt the ticket. Racial tensions are plaguing Chicago Mayor Daley's Democratic machine. Kennedy won by a mere 8,800 votes in 1960, would probably lose the state to Goldwater today. If they convinced Illinois that they are not too liberal, Romney and Scranton would also have a chance...
Pennsylvania's Governor William W. Scranton thought things were looking up for any Republican who runs against President Kennedy in 1964. In Chicago last week, he was asked if he "still" thought Kennedy would be unbeatable. The Governor retorted: "I never said he was unbeatable. Last March I said that if the election were held then, he probably would win. A lot has happened since then. The Republican prospects are improving all the time...
Having revised that estimate, Scranton-long adamant in denying that he has any personal ambition toward the G.O.P. nomination next year-said he would not reject it if it came his way. "I don't think anybody would refuse the nomination if offered," he snapped, adding, "I don't expect it, and I am not doing anything...
Under his administration, Pennsylvania's unemployment rate dropped steadily all year, was down to 6.5% in August. He pitched into a hard-hitting national advertising campaign that promised new Pennsylvania industries ''100% plant financing, a state-aided job-training program, a favorable tax climate." Since Scranton took office, 121 companies have announced that they will build new plants in Pennsylvania, another 138 have said that they plan to expand...