Word: wisconsin
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...next two hours, with the exception of Wisconsin, which some Carter aides reportedly did not count on, Carter stalled tantalizingly close to the 270 electoral votes needed for victory...
...results from Hawaii and then Mississippi guaranteed Carter's ascension to the White House. Wisconsin's 11 electoral votes followed quickly in the wake of the Mississippi tally...
...West Virginia; he has slight leads in Missouri and Oklahoma. Ford leads in Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota and Michigan, though a United Auto Workers blitz for Carter could hurt the President. South Dakota, once in Carter's column, and Indiana now lean to Ford. Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin, where McCarthy is a factor, are tossups. So is crucial Ohio, although Carter is believed to be gaining support in the traditionally Republican areas downstate, where his farming background and Southern roots are appreciated...
McCarthy's election appearances, often at college campuses, are drawing increasingly enthusiastic audiences. At Boston College last week, some 600 students squeezed into a small auditorium to hear him. At the University of Wisconsin's Madison campus, 3,000 people gave him a standing ovation...
...hurt him in that state. He holds a narrow lead in Missouri. South Dakota and Ohio are leaning slightly to Ford; Carter is hurt in the Buckeye State by voter apathy and Eugene McCarthy. The President has more solid margins in Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska and North Dakota. Illinois, Wisconsin and now Iowa-where Ford lost a thin lead last week because of the Butz affair-are rated tossups...