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One factor that misled the pollsters throughout was the large number of voters who insisted that they were "undecided." Former Congressman Pat Hillings, long a Nixon lieutenant and now a Goldwater leader in California, later explained: "The big undecided vote was not undecided. The undecideds were mostly Goldwater-oriented, but...
"We in the Goldwater camp felt this. We had trouble getting businessmen to allow their names to be used in ads. They wouldn't come out openly for Goldwater. Many of them wouldn't even contribute money because then their names would be on record. If anyone asked...
Alaska (12): Give Goldwater a goose egg here, though he could wind up with 2 or 3 of the undecided delegates. There are 6 for Rockefeller, 1 apiece for Lodge, Nixon and Scranton, 3 undecided.
Delaware (12): There may be a first-ballot holding action with all votes going to Senator John J. Williams as favorite son. If not, count 5 for Goldwater, 4 for Scranton, 2 for Nixon, 1 undecided.
Hawaii (8): Goldwater likely to get 4, while 4 are undecided or leaning toward more moderate candidates.