Dust In The Wind

[Dallasfan65]

Polling:

Baker: 46%
Connally: 31%
Chafee: 9%
Undecided: 14%

Jackson: 43%
Dent: 15%
Brown: 14%
Westman: 10%
Hoff: 7%
Undecided: 11%





Blue: Baker
Green: Connally
Yellow: Chafee (N/A)



Red: Jackson
Blue: Brown
Green: Dent
Yellow: Westman
Orange: Hoff
Brown: Harris (N/A)

[Dallasfan65]

In the mean time...



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[Communists For McCain]

In the mean time...



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Man that's a lot of O's!

O'Brien, O'Connor, and.......O'Welherin?

Could it be the missing link!?

[Dallasfan65]

In the mean time...



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Man that's a lot of O's!

O'Brien, O'Connor, and.......O'Welherin?

Could it be the missing link!?

A somewhat subtle reference I made that may be lost on most of the readers...

I have already made a few allusions/references that will go unnoticed.

[Dallasfan65]

REPUBLICAN PRIMARY – PRE–MARCH

The Iran hostage crisis had indeed proved to be a game changer, and Vice President Baker’s lead sustained, despite waning a little bit. Just after Christmas, Senator John Chafee had announced he would be dropping out of the race, and endorsed Howard Baker. The two would debate to what was dubbed a draw, just a week before the Iowa Caucuses.

Vice President Baker had won the Iowa Caucuses with a decided margin. Polls had showed him ahead consistently, and he had established a solid apparatus in Eastern Iowa, with the heavy support of young Representative Jim Leach. Connally had hoped to make this competitive, remarking “polls be damned” in private and busing supporters out of southern Iowa, but he is in the wrong primary, as those voters were pulling hard for Democrat Scoop Jackson. Howard Baker won the Iowa caucuses with a resounding 58%, winning the “expectations” game.

New Hampshire was a less certain case. Though leading in the polls, Howard Baker’s support was mostly behind closed doors, and former Governor Meldrim Thomson had been campaigning hard for Connally. After a three-inch snowstorm in southern New Hampshire, Connally managed to defy the odds, his campaign apparatus in Berlin working to bus supporters throughout the day. Connally would walk away with a victory in his pocket, with a margin of 48%. Ballots for Chafee were greater than the difference between Connally and Baker.

In the less pivotal races, Howard Baker won by a comfortable margin in Wyoming, with support from both the states’ Senators, coasting to a whopping 62%. By contrast, Governor Connally exceeded expectations and completely blew Baker out in Arkansas, and in addition won a tight-race in Minnesota. Baker has Hawaii to counter that, though this state has only voted for a Republican once since statehood.

Despite being quite narrow and merely the result of a turn of the cards, Baker’s New Hampshire loss has dented his momentum, and the race has only begun.

[Dallasfan65]

DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY – PRE–MARCH

In concurrence with the Republican presidential primaries, the Democratic presidential primary has also begun. Many expect the results to be “zany” with the Big Four, but without a credible favorite son from the Midwest, many expected them to be hung out to dry in that region. However, Senator Birch Evans Bayh of Indiana, a candidate from 1976, encouraged voters in Iowa to vote “uncommitted.”

However, at the end of the day, Jackson narrowly carried Iowa, with 41% of the vote, with Fred Harris just barely trailing uncommitted. Several weeks later, Maine also carried for Jackson, by a surprising margin – 55%. Many thought this spoke to Hoff being the weakest link in the four-piece chain. “I recognize, I’m not very relevant in this day and age. Who else was going to run though? Kennedy is a close friend of Jackson’s, and my Senator is too establishmentarian.” Said Hoff.

The pair of primaries on February 26th proved to be the nail biters of the night. Despite being quite close initially, Jackson’s lead in New Hampshire gradually waned as returns from Coos County cemented it. However, Uncommitted (representative of Bayh) squeaked by in the Minnesota caucuses, with Fred Harris performing quite well. Upon that, however, Harris suspended his campaign, continuing only as a favorite son of Oklahoma.

It may look as if Jackson has smooth sailing toward the nomination, though the waters ahead portend to a slugfest in the South with Senator Dent, who has leaked to the press that he is preparing a controversial ad on Jackson’s anti-busing stance.

[Dallasfan65]

PRIMARY ENDORSEMENTS – REPUBLICAN

Alabama
Senate Candidate Jeremiah Denton (Baker)

Alaska
Minority Leader Ted Stevens (Baker)

Arizona
Senator Barry Goldwater (Baker)
Fmr. Senator Sam Steiger (Baker)
Fmr. Minority Leader Jim Rhodes (Baker)
Fmr. Senator Paul Fannin (Connally)

Arkansas
Rep. John P. Hammerschmidt (Connally)

California
Senator S. I. Hayakawa (Baker)
Rep. Pete McCloskey (Baker)
Fmr. Governor Ronald Reagan (Connally)
Lt. Governor Mike Curb (Connally)
Rep. Bob Dornan (Connally)
Fmr. President Richard Nixon (Connally)

Colorado
Senator Bill Armstrong (Connally)

Connecticut
Senator Lowell Weicker (Baker)
Rep. Stewart McKinney (Baker)
State Rep. Julie Belaga (Baker)

Delaware
Senator William Roth (Baker)

Florida
Senate Candidate Paula Hawkins (Connally)

Georgia
Senate Candidate Mack Mattingly (Connally)

Hawaii
Fmr. Senator Hiram Fong (Baker)
Fmr. Governor William F. Quinn (Baker)

Idaho
Senator James A. McClure (Connally)
Rep. Steve Symms (Connally)

Illinois
Former Senator Charles Percy (Baker)
Rep. Bob Michel (Baker)
Rep. John Anderson (Baker)
Governor Jim Thompson (Baker)
Rep. Henry Hyde (Connally)
Rep. Phil Crane (Connally)

Indiana
Senator Dick Lugar (Baker)
Rep. Dan Quayle (Connally)
Rep. Joel Deckard (Connally)

Iowa
Former Senate Candidate Roger Jespen (Baker)
Rep. Jim Leach (Baker)
Governor Robert Ray (Baker)

Kansas
Senator Bob Dole (Baker)
Fmr Rep. Keith Sebelius (Baker)

Kentucky
Fmr. Senator John S. Cooper (Baker)
Fmr. Rep. Eugene Siler (Baker)
Rep. Eugene Snyder (Connally)

Louisiana
Rep. Bob Livingston (Connally)
Fmr. Rep Henson Moore (Connally)

Maine
Fmr. Senator Margaret Chase Smith (Baker)
Rep. William Cohen (Baker)
Rep. David F. Emery (Baker)
Fmr. Senate Candidate Thad O’Connor (Baker)

Maryland
Senator Charles Mathias (Baker)
Rep. Marjorie S. Holt (Baker)
Rep. Bob Bauman (Connally)

Massachusetts
Rep. Silvio Conte (Baker)
Rep. Margaret Heckler (Baker)
Fmr. Senator Henry C. Lodge (Baker)
Fmr. Governor John Volpe (Baker)
Fmr. Senator Ed Brooke (Baker)
Millionaire Ray Shamie (Connally)
Fmr. Gubernatorial Candidate Edward F. King (Connally)

Michigan
Fmr. Governor George Romney (Baker)
Rep. Carl Pursell (Baker)
Rep. Guy V. Jagt (Connally)
Rep. David Stockman (Connally)

Minnesota
Senator David Durenberger (Baker)
Governor Al Quie (Baker)

Mississippi
Fmr. Senate Candidate Charles Evers (Baker)

Missouri
Fmr. Rep. Durward G. Hall (Baker)

Montana
Fmr. Governor Tim Babcock (Baker)

Nebraska
Rep. Doug Bereuter (Baker)
Rep. Virginia Smith (Baker)

Nevada
Rep. Areus Hok’see (Baker)
Senator Paul Laxalt (Connally)

New Hampshire
Fmr. Governor Walter R. Peterson (Baker)
Fmr. Governor Wesley Powell (Baker)
Fmr. Gubernatorial Candidate Lou D’Allesandro (Baker)
Publisher William Loeb (Connally)
Fmr. Governor Meldrim Thompson (Connally)

New Jersey
Senator Clifford Case (Baker)
Rep. Millicent Fenwick (Baker)
Activist Jeffrey Bell (Connally)

New Mexico
Fmr. Senator Pete Domenici (Baker)
Senator Harrison Schmidt (Baker)

New York
Secretary Nelson Rockefeller (Baker)
Secretary Charles Goodell (Baker)
Senator Jacob Javits (Baker)
Fmr. Senator James Buckley (Connally)

North Carolina
Fmr. Senator Jesse Helms (Connally)

North Dakota
Rep. Mark Andrews (Baker)
Senator Milton Young (Baker)

Ohio
Governor James Rhodes (Connally)
Rep. John Ashbrook (Connally)
Rep. Clarence E. Miller (Connally)

Oklahoma
Senator Henry Bellmon (Connally)
Rep. Mickey Edwards (Connally)
Fmr. Rep John Jarman (Connally)

Oregon
Senator Mark Hatfield (Baker)

Pennsylvania
Fmr. Governor William Scranton (Baker)
Fmr. Governor Raymond P. Shafer (Baker)
Senator Richard Schweicker (Baker)
Rep. Marc L. Marks (Baker)
Rep. Rob S. Walker (Connally)
Rep. Bob Shuster (Connally)
Rep. Joe McDade (Connally)
Senator John Heinz (Connally)

Rhode Island
Senator John Chafee (Baker)
Fmr. Secretary "Buddy" Cianci (Baker)

South Carolina
Senator Storm Thurmond (Connally)

South Dakota
Senator Larry Pressler (Baker)

Tennessee
Fmr. Governor Winfield Dunn (Baker)
Fmr. Rep John Duncan (Baker)
Rep. Jimmy Quillen (Connally)

Texas
Fmr. Senator John Tower (Baker)
Rep. Bill Archer (Connally)
Rep. Jim Collins (Connally)

Utah
Senator Jake Garn (Baker)
Senator Orin Hatch (Baker)

Vermont
Fmr. Governor Deane C. Davis (Baker)
Minority Leader Lawrence I. Coventry (Baker)
Governor Richard A. Snelling (Baker)
Environmentalist Margaret P. Garland (Baker)

Virginia
Fmr. Secretary John Warner (Baker)

Washington
Fmr. Governor Daniel J. Evans (Baker)

West Virginia
Fmr. Governor Arch Moore (Baker)

Wisconsin
Rep. Tom Petri (Baker)
Governor Lee S. Dreyfus (Baker)
Fmr. Governor Warren P. Knowles (Baker)
Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (Connally)

Wyoming
Senator Alan Simpson (Baker)
Senator Malcolm Wallop (Baker)

[Senator Napoleon]

Why doesn't Heinz go for Baker? Don't know much about him other than he was supposed to be moderate.

[Dallasfan65]

Why doesn't Heinz go for Baker? Don't know much about him other than he was supposed to be moderate.

Heinz maintained that the US economic health and competitiveness was in a state of rapid decline and that the Bush administration, in contrast to the Reagan administration, both denied the problem and continued to execute policies that were not just neutral to the problem but rather accelerated the decline.

Perhaps I misinterpreted this as being quite right-wing economically.. although it also should be noted that in his initial '76 Senate campaign he painted his opponent as being too soft on Vietnam.

Hmm, may I also admit that I could have been a lot more thorough with some of these states.. it was just a bit rushed. I'll try to add a few more tonight, although some of my readers may want me "get the ball rolling" with the election of '80.

[Dallasfan65]

Apart at the Seams: 1980

You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon

It was February 1st, and although the primary sparks had not even ignited in the neighboring Granite State, Maine had commenced its Republican caucuses. With enough name recognition from his impromptu senate bid, he managed to go through the proper channels months in advance and was a delegate pledged to Baker. The only obstacle would be for Baker to win the Maine caucuses.

The caucuses were held at the Republican Headquarters in Portland. Given the close proximity, Thad’s confidant, Hank Stevenson, drove him there, and upon entering the lobby he queried “So Thad, are you ready to caucus for Connally?” Thad was taken aback, but responded “Actually, considering I am a delegate pledged to Baker…” An incredulous look upon Hank’s face served to prematurely punctuate Thad’s sentence. “What the hell are you supporting Flaker for?”

“I could ask the same of you and your support of Connally, my friend.” Replied Thad. “’Cause he’s the conservative candidate, that’s why.” Hank was starting to get notably angry. “You can’t have watched Reagan’s speech about how conservatism is in trouble and tell me that Baker’s the better man,” Hank continued.

“Actually, I can with ease. I don’t see what’s so ‘conservative’ about primarying Republican presidents and enabling Democrats. Carter nearly won that election. He’s a headstrong absolutist that would do far more harm – “ Thad was again cut off; not by a period, or a question mark, but a torrent of rage. Hank had grabbed Thad by his shirt and lifted him a few inches above his head. “Why don’t you shut the hell up?! I’m going to kick your ass!” he bellowed.

Thad was rendered helpless, Hank having been twice his size. He hadn’t the heart to strike his friend, and even if he did, he would’ve been on the business end of a severe beating. A few security personnel quickly accosted Hank, though not before he pitched Thad into an adjacent wall. More shaken than injured, Thad never the less completed his caucus duties, though his enthusiasm was far more bruised than his skin.

The Maine Republican caucuses were not a weekly affair, and were not completed until March 15th. In concurrence with many pundits’ prognostications, Baker won handily. With the face of a condemned man, Thad knocked at his old friend’s door in hopes of making amends after their altercation. Hank answered the door, and a wave of guilt washed over his face upon seeing Thad.

The two quickly apologized and acted as if the tussle never happened. Thad proposed that they attend the Republican National Convention together, reminding Hank of their tickets. “I ripped mine up that night… I sure feel like a jackass now.” Hank explained. “I suppose it is a good thing I saved mine,” Thad said with a smile, and handed his to Hank.

[CathKhan]

Still reading. Gotta love the fights between Conservatives and moderates.

For some reason I have a fascination with politicians who either got their start as Secretary of the Navy, or at least served in that position. Even dis-regarding the Roosevelts who served as Assistant Secretaries of the Navy, there're John Connally, John Chaffee, John Warner, and Jim Webb. We already know the fate of John Chaffee, at least to a point, but I'll be wondering what happens of John Warner, Jim Webb, and of course, John Connally.

[Dallasfan65]

Still reading. Gotta love the fights between Conservatives and moderates.

For some reason I have a fascination with politicians who either got their start as Secretary of the Navy, or at least served in that position. Even dis-regarding the Roosevelts who served as Assistant Secretaries of the Navy, there're John Connally, John Chaffee, John Warner, and Jim Webb.

Hmm.. I'd never noticed that. Almost seems as if SoN produces "liberal Republicans" and "conservative Democrats" (depends on what you'd consider Connally.)

Very appreciative of the comments, everybody. Just thought I should mention that - I do not give due reciprocation (vis-a-vis comments) and should work on that.

We already know the fate of John Chaffee, at least to a point, but I'll be wondering what happens of John Warner, Jim Webb, and of course, John Connally.

As Luo Guanzhong would say...

"Read on."

[Dallasfan65]

PRIMARY ENDORSEMENTS - DEMOCRATIC

Alabama
Fmr. Rep. Walter Flowers (Jackson)
Attorney General Charles Graddick (Jackson)
Fmr. Governor George Wallace (Jackson)
Senator Howell Heflin (Dent)
Mayor Richard Arrington Jr. (Dent)
Rep. Tom Bevill (Dent)
Fmr. Senator Lister Hill (Dent)
Governor Bill Baxley (Dent)
Activist Virginia Durr (Dent)

Alaska
Fmr. Governor William A. Egan (Jackson)
Senator Mike Gravel (Brown)

Arizona
Governor Bruce Babbit (Jackson)
Rep. Bob Stump (Jackson)
Rep. Mo Udall (Brown)
Fmr. Governor Sam Goddard (Brown)

Arkansas
Governor Bill Clinton (Jackson)
Senator Dale Bumpers (Jackson)
Senator David Pryor (Jackson)
Rep. Jim Guy Tucker (Dent)
Fmr. Senator J. William Fulbright (Dent)

California
Fmr. Senator John Tunney (Jackson)
Fmr. Mayor Sam Yorty (Jackson)
State Speaker Leo T. McCarthy (Jackson)
Senator Alan Cranston (Brown)
Treasurer Jesse Unruh (Brown)
George Miller (Brown)
Pete Stark (Brown)
Henry Waxman (Brown)

Colorado
Fmr. Senator Floyd Haskell (Jackson)
Governor Dick Lamm (Jackson)
Lt. Governor George Brown (Westman)
Treasurer Roy Romer (Westman)
Senator Gary Hart (Westman)
Rep. Pat Schroeder (Westman)

Connecticut
Senator Abraham Ribicoff (Jackson)
Lt Governor William O’Neill (Jackson)
Rep. Toby Moffett (Hoff)
Governor Ella T. Grasso (Hoff)
Rep. Christopher Dodd (Hoff)

Delaware
Fmr. Governor Sherman Tribbit (Jackson)
Senator Joseph Biden (Dent)

Florida
Senator Lawton Chiles (Jackson)
Senator Richard B. Stone (Jackson)
Fmr. Governor Reubin Askew (Jackson)
Rep. Charles E. Bennett (Jackson)
Rep. William Chappell Jr. (Jackson)
Rep. Andy Ireland (Jackson)
Fmr. Rep Bob Sikes (Jackson)
Rep. Claude Pepper (Dent)
Rep. Sam Gibbons (Dent)

Georgia
Fmr. Governor Jimmy Carter (Jackson)
Rep. Larry McDonald (Jackson)
Rep. John J. Flynt (Jackson)
Rep. Jack T. Brinkley (Jackson)
Rep. Elliot H. Levitas (Dent)
Rep. Andrew Young (Dent)
Fmr. Governor Carl Sanders (Dent)

Hawaii
Spark Matsunaga (Brown)
Daniel Inouye (Brown)
Rep. Daniel Akaka (Brown)

Idaho
Senator Frank Church (Nominee)
Governor Cecil D. Andrus (Westman)

Illinois
Senator Alex Seith (Jackson)
Rep. Melvin Price (Jackson)
Rep. Dan Rostenkowski (Jackson)
Rep. Sidney Yates (Jackson)
Senator Adlai Stevenson III (Dent)
Rep. Paul Simon (Dent)
Rep. Bennet Stewart (Dent)
Rep. Cardiss Collins (Dent)
Rep. Abner J. Mikva (Dent)

Indiana
Senator Birch Bayh (Uncommitted)
Majority Whip John Brademas (Jackson)
Rep. Lee H. Hamilton (Jackson)
Rep. Philip Sharp (Jackson)

Iowa
Rep. Mike Blouin (Jackson)
Rep. Neal Smith (Jackson)
Rep. Tom Harkin (Uncommitted)
Rep. Berkley Bedell (Uncommitted)

Kansas
Senator Joan Finney (Jackson)
Rep. Dan Glickman (Jackson)
Governor John Carlin (Jackson)

Kentucky
Governor John Brown (Jackson)
Senator Wendell H. Ford (Jackson)
Senator Walter Huddleston (Jackson)
Fmr. Governor Julian Carroll (Jackson)
Rep. John B. Breckinridge (Jackson)
Rep. William Natcher (Jackson)

Louisiana
Senator Russell B. Long (Jackson)
Senator Bennett Johnston Jr. (Jackson)
Fmr. Rep. Joe Waggonner (Jackson)
Rep. John Breaux (Jackson)
Rep. Gillis Long (Dent)

Maine
Senator William Hathaway (Jackson)
Governor Joseph E. Brennan (Jackson)
Senator Ed Muskie (Hoff)

Maryland
Rep. Beverly Byron (Jackson)
Rep. Clarence Long (Jackson)
Senator Paul Sarbanes (Nominee)
Governor Harry Hughes (Nominee)
Rep. Gladys Spellman (Dent)
Rep. Parren Mitchell (Dent)

Massachusetts
Governor Ed King (Jackson)
Fmr. Rep Louise D. Hicks (Jackson)
Boston Mayor Kevin White (Jackson)
Senator Paul Tsongas (Jackson)
Rep. Gerry Studds (Hoff)
Fmr. Governor Michael J. Dukakis (Hoff)
Fmr. Attorney General Edward J. McCormack (Hoff)
Fmr. Governor Endicott Peabody (Hoff)
Speaker Tip O’Neill (Nominee)
Senator Ted Kennedy (Nominee)

Michigan
Governor Jim Blanchard (Jackson)
Senator Carl Levin (Jackson)
Rep. John Dingell (Jackson)
Senator Donald Riegle (Nominee)
Rep. John Conyers (Uncommitted)
Rep. James G. O’Hara (Uncommitted)
Rep. Bob Carr (Uncommitted)

Minnesota
Governor Wendell Anderson (Jackson)
Lt. Governor Rudy Perpich (Jackson)
Rep. Joseph Karth (Jackson)
Rep. Richard Nolan (Jackson)
Rep. James Oberstar (Jackson)
Acivist Bob Short (Jackson)
Senator Walter Mondale (Nominee)
Fmr. Rep. Donald M. Fraser (Uncommitted)

Mississippi
Governor Cliff Finch (Jackson)
Governor-elect William Winter (Jackson)
Senator John Stennis (Jackson)
Senator Patton Wyde (Jackson)
Rep. Gillespie V. Montgomery (Jackson)
Rep. John H. Stennis Jr. (Jackson)
Rep Jamie L. Whitten (Dent)
Mayor Wayne Dowdy (Dent)

Missouri
Fmr. Governor Warren Hearnes (Jackson)
Rep. Harold Volkmer (Jackson)
Rep. Bill Burlison (Jackson)
Rep. Richard Ichord (Jackson)
Senator Thomas Eagleton (Dent)
Rep. Richard W. Bolling (Dent)
Rep. Bill Clay (Dent)
Fmr. Rep Leonor Sullivan (Dent)

Montana
Senator Max Baucus (Jackson)
Governor Tom Judge (Westman)
Fmr. Senator Paul Hatfield (Westman)
Rep. John Melcher (Westman)

Nebraska
Senator James Exon (Jackson)
Senator Edward Zorinsky (Jackson)

Nevada
Governor Mike O’Callaghan (Jackson)
Senator Howard Cannon (Jackson)

New Hampshire
Senator Thomas J. McIntyre (Jackson)
Senator John Durkin (Hoff)

New Mexico
Senator Bruce King (Jackson)
Rep. Harold Runnels (Westman)

New Jersey
Governor Brendan Byrne (Jackson)
Senator Harrison A. Williams (Jackson)
Rep James Howard (Jackson)
Rep. Robert Roe (Jackson)
Rep. Peter Rodino (Brown)
Rep. William Hughes (Brown)

New York
Governor Hugh Carey (Jackson)
Senator Daniel P. Moynihan (Jackson)
Rep. Ed Koch (Jackson)
Rep. Matthew McHugh (Jackson)
Rep. Samuel S. Stratton (Jackson)
Rep. Bella Abzug (Hoff)
Rep. Otis G. Pike (Hoff)
Rep. Herman Badillo (Hoff)
Rep. Joe Addabbo (Hoff)
Rep. James H. Scheuer (Hoff)

North Carolina
Governor Jim Hunt (Jackson)
Rep. Walter Jones (Jackson)
Rep. Beverly Lake (Jackson)
Rep. Carl Bright (Jackson)
Senator John Ingram (Dent)
Senator Robert Morgan (Dent)
Rep. Dan Moore (Dent)
Rep. Charlie Rose (Dent)
Fmr. Governor Terry Sanford (Dent)

North Dakota
Governor Arthur Link (Jackson)
Senator Quentin Burdick (Jackson)

Ohio
Rep. Charles Vanik (Jackson)
Rep. Charles J. Carney (Jackson)
Rep. Ronald M. Mottl (Jackson)
Governor Dick Celeste (Nominee)
Senator John Glenn (Nominee)
Senator Howard Metzenbaum (Uncommitted)
Rep. Louis Stokes (Uncommitted)

Oklahoma
Governor George Nigh (Jackson)
Senator David L. Boren (Jackson)
Rep. Jim Jones (Jackson)
Rep. Glenn English (Jackson)
Rep. Theodore M. Risenhoover (Harris)
Rep. Tom Steed (Harris)
Speaker Carl Albert (Nominee)

Oregon
Rep. Bob Duncan (Jackson)
Rep. Al Ullman (Jackson)
Governor Bob Straub (Brown)
Rep. Les AuCoin (Brown)
Rep. Jim Weaver (Brown)
Mayor Neil Goldschmidt (Brown)

Pennsylvania
Governor Pete Flaherty (Jackson)
Rep. Josh Eilberg (Jackson)
Rep. William J. Green (Jackson)
Rep. John Murtha (Jackson)
Rep. Joseph M. Gaydos (Jackson)
Governor Milton Shapp (Hoff)
Rep Gus Yatron (Hoff)
Rep. Robert Edgar (Hoff)
Rep. William H. Gray (Uncommitted)

Rhode Island
Governor John Garrahy (Jackson)
Senator John Pastore (Jackson)
Rep. Fernand St. Germain (Jackson)
Senator Claiborne Pell (Hoff)

South Carolina
Governor William Jennings Bryan Dorn (Jackson)
Senator Ernest Hollings (Jackson)
Rep. Mendel Davis (Jackson)
Rep. John Jenrette (Dent)
Rep Tom Turnipseed (Dent)

South Dakota
Governor Richard F. Kneip (Jackson)
Senator James Abourezk (Westman)
Senator George McGovern (Westman)

Tennessee
Governor Larry Bates (Jackson)
Senator Jim Sasser (Jackson)
Senator Marilyn Lloyd (Jackson)
Rep. Al Gore (Dent)
Rep. Harold Ford Sr (Dent)
Fmr. Rep Joe L. Evins (Dent)

Texas
Governor Dolph Briscoe (Jackson)
Senator Lloyd Bentsen (Jackson)
Rep. William Poage (Jackson)
Rep. Charlie Wilson (Jackson)
Rep. Jack Brooks (Jackson)
Rep. J. J. Pickle (Jackson)
Rep. Kent Hance (Jackson)
Fmr. Governor Preston Smith (Jackson)
Senator Bob Krueger (Dent)
Majority Leader Jim Wright (Dent)
Rep. Robert Eckhardt (Dent)
Fmr. Senator Ralph Yarborough (Dent)
Judge Harold Barefoot Sanders (Dent)
Fmr. Rep Barbara Jordan (Dent)

Utah
Rep. Koln McKay (Nominee)

Vermont
Fmr. Governor Thomas Salmon (Jackson)
Lt. Governor Madeleine M. Kunin (Hoff)
Fmr. Rep William H. Meyer (Hoff)
Senator Patrick Leahy (Nominee)

Virginia
Governor Chuck Robb (Jackson)
Senator Harry Byrd (Jackson)
Senator Andrew Miller (Jackson)
Rep. Dan Daniel (Jackson)

Washington
Governor Dixy Lee Ray (Jackson)
Senator Warren Magnuson (Jackson)
Rep. Lloyd Meeds (Jackson)
Rep. Don Bonker (Jackson)
Rep. Brock Adams (Jackson)
Rep. Brad Owen (Jackson)

West Virginia
Rep. Harley Staggers (Jackson)
Rep. John Slack (Jackson)
Rep. Ken Hechler (Jackson)
Governor Jay Rockefeller (Dent)
Senator Jennings Randolph (Dent)
Senator Robert Byrd (Dent)

Wisconsin
Rep. David Obey (Jackson)
Governor Martin Schreiber (Brown)
Senator William Proxmire (Brown)
Rep. Henry S. Reuss (Brown)
Rep. Clement Zablocki (Nominee)

Wyoming
Fmr. Senator Gale McGee (Jackson)
Rep. Teno Roncalio (Jackson)

[CathKhan]

Jackson clearly has the support on his side.

[Dallasfan65]

Jackson clearly has the support on his side.

Of course. They're establishment whores and the Big Four are seen as just a bunch of Don Quixotes.

However, this is a little akin to the Republican Primary we're currently facing - the establishment just can't figure out from the base that "no means no," so to speak.

[Communists For McCain]

Jackson clearly has the support on his side.

Of course. They're establishment whores and the Big Four are seen as just a bunch of Don Quixotes.

However, this is a little akin to the Republican Primary we're currently facing - the establishment just can't figure out from the base that "no means no," so to speak.

McGovern for Westman: Oh hells yeah!

[Dallasfan65]

DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY – SUMMATION

Jackson had been riding high after his victories in Iowa, New Hampshire, and Maine, but would have an arduous journey ahead of him in the following month. He managed to carry the state of Massachusetts, a home of former President Kennedy and a state he carried four years ago, although by a lackluster margin – 54% to Hoff’s 45%.

Following that, his momentum was further checked by an expected, though lop-sided defeat in Alabama, home to Senator Jefferson Dent, while similarly losing Georgia by a narrow margin and even heartbreaking defeats in Alaska and Hawaii, which he had been counting on. However, their campaign could take solace in having carried his home state of Washington, Florida, and even Oklahoma, toppling the unofficial fifth member of “The Big Four.”

After the March 11th primaries, Scoop Jackson decided to revitalize his campaign. While narrowly edging out Senator Dent in Delaware, he dedicated each day to campaigning in a different state, though an increasingly fatigued Jackson (nearing 70) gave substance to whispers of health problems. These efforts bore fruit though, and the beleaguered Jackson carried South Carolina, Illinois, Virginia, Connecticut, New York, and Mississippi after a divisive ground-war.

In April, the candidates begrudgingly agreed to a nationally televised debate, featuring only Governor Brown, Senator Dent, Senator Westman, and Senator Jackson. The Senator light-heartedly opened up by quipping “I suppose I have quite the advantage if all three of you need to debate me,” though the debate would turn for the worse, with Jackson impugning the personal lives of all three candidates and attacking their foreign policy positions. Senator Dent would counter by accusing the Senator of race-baiting tactics in the Southern primaries, while Westman harped strongly on the Vietnam issue. The debate was a draw and seemed to only further divide the primary.

The front-runner would win further states and increase his delegate total only through great attrition, but stinging defeats in Wisconsin, Colorado, Vermont, Oregon, and California would call into question his ability to unite his party for the general election.

[Dallasfan65]

State	Jackson	Dent	Westman	Brown	Hoff	Uncommitted	Harris
Alabama	35%	62%	0%	0%	0%	2%	0%
Alaska	42%	0%	0%	49%	0%	6%	0%
Arkansas	73%	22%	0%	0%	0%	5%	0%
California	46%	0%	0%	53%	0%	1%	0%
Colorado	47%	0%	51%	0%	0%	2%	0%
Connecticut	54%	0%	0%	0%	45%	1%	0%
Delaware	51%	49%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Florida	57%	43%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Georgia	48%	50%	0%	0%	0%	2%	0%
Hawaii	45%	0%	0%	55%	0%	0%	0%
Idaho	59%	0%	40%	0%	0%	1%	0%
Illinois	53%	45%	0%	0%	0%	2%	0%
Indiana	68%	0%	0%	0%	0%	32%	0%
Iowa	41%	0%	0%	0%	0%	31%	28%
Kansas	65%	0%	29%	0%	0%	6%	0%
Kentucky	81%	19%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Louisiana	47%	52%	0%	0%	0%	1%	0%
Maine	55%	0%	0%	0%	44%	0%	0%
Maryland	57%	43%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Massachusetts	54%	0%	0%	0%	45%	0%	0%
Michigan	81%	0%	0%	0%	0%	19%	0%
Minnesota	35%	0%	0%	0%	0%	42%	23%
Mississippi	50%	48%	0%	0%	0%	2%	0%
Missouri	58%	42%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Montana	48%	0%	52%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Nebraska	78%	0%	22%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Nevada	67%	0%	33%	0%	0%	0%	0%
New Hampshire	49%	0%	0%	0%	46%	5%	0%
New Jersey	53%	0%	0%	40%	0%	7%	0%
New Mexico	68%	0%	32%	0%	0%	0%	0%
New York	58%	0%	0%	0%	41%	1%	0%
North Carolina	56%	44%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
North Dakota	52%	0%	46%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Ohio	88%	0%	0%	0%	0%	12%	0%
Oklahoma	54%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	46%
Oregon	44%	0%	0%	56%	0%	0%	0%
Pennsylvania	61%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	39%
Rhode Island	76%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	24%
South Carolina	53%	47%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
South Dakota	89%	0%	11%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Tennessee	58%	42%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Texas	56%	44%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Utah	68%	0%	32%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Vermont	45%	0%	0%	0%	55%	0%	0%
Virginia	58%	42%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Washington	74%	0%	0%	26%	0%	0%	0%
West Virginia	92%	8%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Wisconsin	46%	0%	0%	53%	0%	1%	0%
Wyoming	53%	0%	46%	0%	0%	1%	0%

[Dallasfan65]

REPUBLICAN PRIMARY – SUMMATION

February left the two candidates with a level playing field and Baker’s large lead diminished. Things would only continue to tighten up, for although the Vice President won Washington and Massachusetts, he lost the pivotal Florida primary in a heart breaker. Coupled with staggering defeats in Alabama, South Carolina, and Georgia, the first weeks of March saw the race tighten up, and people began to turn towards Connally as the consensus nominee.

The Vice President’s campaign began to rebound, however, with crucial wins in Illinois, Connecticut, and countering Connally’s Sunshine with a win in the Big Apple. The Texan continued to flood the states with campaign ads, gradually depleting his war chest. Baker was able to wade through, scoring one win for each of Connally’s, though by the end of April both candidates were on even footing.

The candidates continued to slug it out through May, each of the campaigns only getting more vitriolic. Connally released a controversial ad accusing Baker of having been a “Democrat enabler,” to which Baker countered by pointing out that Connally had been a Democrat himself. It was not until the June 3rd primaries, by which Baker would run the table and win every contest except for Mississippi, that he had finally won the nomination. Much like the Democrats, however, the Republican party had been torn asunder.

[Dallasfan65]

State	Baker	Connally	Chafee
Alabama	39%	61%	0%
Alaska	45%	55%	0%
Arizona	43%	57%	0%
Arkansas	31%	68%	0%
California	58%	42%	0%
Colorado	46%	54%	0%
Connecticut	64%	36%	0%
Delaware	67%	33%	0%
Florida	47%	53%	0%
Georgia	39%	61%	0%
Hawaii	77%	20%	3%
Idaho	44%	56%	0%
Illinois	54%	46%	0%
Indiana	51%	49%	0%
Iowa	58%	40%	2%
Kansas	46%	54%	0%
Kentucky	43%	57%	0%
Louisiana	34%	66%	0%
Maine	62%	38%	0%
Maryland	64%	36%	0%
Massachusetts	67%	33%	0%
Michigan	61%	39%	0%
Minnesota	48%	50%	2%
Mississippi	43%	57%	0%
Missouri	46%	54%	0%
Montana	64%	36%	0%
Nebraska	47%	53%	0%
Nevada	55%	45%	0%
New Hampshire	47%	48%	5%
New Jersey	68%	32%	0%
New Mexico	58%	42%	0%
New York	55%	45%	0%
North Carolina	47%	53%	0%
North Dakota	54%	46%	0%
Ohio	56%	44%	0%
Oklahoma	42%	58%	0%
Oregon	58%	42%	0%
Pennsylvania	56%	44%	0%
Rhode Island	81%	19%	0%
South Carolina	44%	56%	0%
South Dakota	59%	41%	0%
Tennessee	58%	42%	0%
Texas	34%	66%	0%
Utah	47%	53%	0%
Vermont	71%	29%	0%
Virginia	52%	48%	0%
Washington	56%	44%	0%
West Virginia	53%	47%	0%
Wisconsin	58%	42%	0%
Wyoming	62%	37%	1%

[CathKhan]

Wonder who'll get the VP slot & if well see any 3rd party candidates.

[Dallasfan65]

Wonder who'll get the VP slot & if well see any 3rd party candidates.

I decided to forego a delayed, week-long process with the primary contest since I'd gone so long with out updates, and I didn't want my readers to lose interest.

So I appreciate you and the several others for sticking with me.

The Republican National Convention and Thad's life intercept, so while you'll get the DNC (and vice-presidential pick) within one post, the RNC may take a little bit longer since it's really going to be a watershed moment in Thad's life.

If you or anybody else have a state-county primary request for the '80 elections, feel free to ask, though I can't guarantee it'll come out "spot on."

[Dallasfan65]

I used Yellow for Hoff because I needed a more discerning color than orange. Enjoy.

[Dallasfan65]

The Iran Hostage Crisis
June 5th, 1980

November 6th, 1979 – Ongoing

On November 6th, 1979, news broke that a mob of students overwhelmed the United States embassy in Iran, capturing it after a firefight and holding thirty-seven Americans hostage. (Several had been killed during the firefight and initial struggle.) Popular support rallied around the President, and buoyed his party’s chances in the next presidential election.

The situation has dragged on for several months now, and with it the President’s approval has begun to sour. Sanctions on Iran have led to steep fuel increases and seem to have done little other than foster further hatred between the two nations and impede hostage negotiations. The economy, recovering from the throes of stagflation, has once again been bogged down by high prices and rationing.

On May 27th, 1980, the White House announced that twenty-six hostages had been killed the previous day. The administration has reported that it was due to a scuffle between the hostages and several guards, but has not been verified. The House Committee on Government Operations has subpoenaed several administration figures.

Presidential Approval:



Approve: 44% Disapprove: 42% Undecided: 14%

Key:

Green - Approval
Red - Disapproval
Yellow - Under 50, approval higher than disapproval
Grey - Tie

[MAINEiac4434]

Dallas, keep this going please!