Democratic Voters Split On Key Platform Issues
Princeton report details a Gallup National Public Opinion Referendum experiment at the Miami Democratic convention. Indicator counties New London Connecticut Hillsboro Illinois Shelby Tennessee and San Luis Obispo California measured turnout June 29 30. Results show broad Democratic support for a year-end Vietnam troop withdrawal and opposition to busing for racial balance.
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New London County
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Illinois
Shelby County
Tennessee
Memphis
San Luis Obispo
Calfornia
U.S
Vietnam
United States
Trouble Anticipated at Democratic National Convention
Miami Beach opens as Democrats convene with Gov. Reubin Askew observing potential unrest. Delegates drill votes and negotiate blocs in key states like Missouri Ohio and California. McGovern gains momentum amid erosion of support from Humphrey and others while labor groups rail against his positions.
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York Times
Miami Beach
Reubin Askew
Florida
Blaine Whipple
Oregon
Missouri
Palm Bay Club
Warren E. Hearnes
George McGovern
Kennedy aide network swirls around possible Kennedy run
A political panorama in Miami Beach shows Kennedy circles and allied staff amid rumors of a first ballot Kennedy bid. The AFL CIO document derides McGovern as pro-Communist and questions his Hanoi plea. Rep. Mills is described as coordinating a bloc, while Kennedy denies the rumors.
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Edward M. Kennedy
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Miami Beach
Cape Cod
Paul Kirk
James Flag
Washington
Tim Hanaan
Kennedy
Wilber D. Mills
Arkansas
Mills
Deaubille Hotel
Hyannis
Mass
Florida Delegates Defeat McGovern Victory Narrowly Clears Path
Florida delegates backed McGovern as 151 California delegates were seated following a party showdown. McGovern led 1,618.28 to 1,238.22 in the seating vote, signaling momentum toward the South Dakota senator with 1,509 delegates needed to clinch the nomination. Other referendum issues showed mixed to strong opinions across counties and broader Gallup results mirrored the statewide vote.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Florida
Alabama
George Wallace
George McGovern
California
Perry Penland
Wallace
Jacksonville
Norman Bie
Clearwater
McGovern
Bie
South Dakota
Bill France
Wallace Reigns Beavey
Jon Moyle
Ann Cramer
Bette Wimbish
St. Petersburg
Maddox Could Back Wallace-HHH
Lt. Gov. Lester Maddox said a Humphrey Wallace ticket could be possible if the Democratic National Convention deadlocks on the presidential nomination. He called Humphrey a wild liberal but said Humphrey would be less objectionable to Wallace supporters than McGovern and noted his talks with Gov. Wallace in Miami Beach before returning to Atlanta.
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Illinois
California
Czechoslovakia
Munich
Atlanta
Lester Maddox
Maddox
Humphrey
Gov. Wallace
George McGovern
Alabama
George Wallace
Miami Beach
Fla
Women Regain Punch After First Setback
In Miami Beach AP report, delegates at the Democratic National Convention replace Illinois delegates led by Chicago Mayor Richard Daley with a allocation reflecting population, boosting women delegates from 38 to 40 percent. Key figures Bella Abzug and Betty Friedan comment on strategy and progress amid ongoing debates. Also notes prominent women in convention roles and local Miss Athens Jaycee contest entry details.
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Ann Blackman
Miami Beach
Fla
Democratic Party
Chicago
Richard Daley
Illinois
Credentials Committee
Daley
South Carolina
Palmetto State
Bella Abzug
New York
Abzug
National Women's Political Caucus
NWPC
Betty Friedan
Voters Favor Primary Say In Veep Selection
A Princeton survey finds 63 percent of Americans, including Democrats and Republicans and all four regions, support letting rank and file voters indicate a preferred vice presidential candidate in primaries, vs 31 percent who back continuing the current practice where the presidential candidate chooses the running mate.
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Princeton
N. J
U.S
Proposals Outline for War, Desegregation and Reform
The plan supports busing as a desegregation tool and an October 1 withdrawal deadline for U.S. troops from Vietnam. It calls for amnesty for draft evaders, reduced military spending, fewer bases overseas, and maintaining deterrence. It seeks end to the draft, higher Social Security benefits and taxes, universal job guarantee, repeal of unfair tax breaks, more federal education spending to cut local taxes, a handgun sale ban, and an income-security program surpassing the poverty line.
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U.S
Vietnam
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