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...Governor Scranton's favorite thumbnail self-description, "I am a liberal on civil rights, a conservative on fiscal policies and an internationalist on foreign affairs [June 19]," sounds mighty like Lyndon Johnson...
...similarities between the 1952 and 1964 contests for the Republican presidential nomination seem striking in many ways. Will history repeat itself? Can William Scranton do this year what Dwight Eisenhower did in '52? The answer, as of last week, was: almost certainly...
...Differences. In many ways, the candidacies of Bill Scranton and Barry Goldwater are similar to those of Ike and Taft. But there are also decisive differences. It goes without saying that Goldwater is by no means a Taft -but then, neither has Scranton anything like the stature of an Eisenhower. In 1952, Republicans scented certain victory, if only they would pick the right candidate. In 1964, many Republicans despair of victory, no matter who the candidate...
...began his belated campaign, it was Scranton's major mission to convince such pessimistic Republicans that they are wrong-that he, Bill Scranton, could defeat Lyndon Johnson in November. Scranton did his best. His effort has been energetic and articulate. He dramatically demonstrated his own conviction that the 1964 G.O.P. nomination is worth fighting for, and worth fighting for on behalf of progressive Republicanism. He will continue doing his best until the last ballot is counted in San Francisco. But in the short time he chose to fight, his best has not been good enough...
...Scranton's entry made little, if any, dent in that Goldwater strength-a fact that politicians across the land were quick to realize. And since it is part of the profession of politics to stay off the losing side, Scranton has suffered one disappointment after another...