Word: senatore
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Senator Eugene J. McCarthy won the Democratic Primary with 116,055 votes. Robert F. Kennedy finished second with 64,242.
Surprisingly high percentages of 24 per cent and 20 per cent were collected by Senator Kennedy and Vice-President Humphrey.
Write-ins Senator Robert F. Kennedy '48 and Vice-President Hubert H. Humphrey were also polling surprising percentages.
Senator Eugene J. McCarthy was running up to expectations with 127,013 democratic votes. But Kennedy with 58,409 votes and Humphrey with 48,201 votes were running far ahead of predictions.
If most Kennedy people are anxious to get on with their good works, supporters of Senator Eugene McCarthy want to take stock of the individual meaning of political action. What distinguishes many McCarthy backers from those supporting Kennedy is a deep concern over the personal qualities of a President. In...