Primary Post Mortem Winners from Tuesday Primaries
Four men emerged as big winners from Tuesday primaries including Barry Goldwater Pierre Salinger John Tyson and Jonathan Bingham Goldwater defeated Nelson Rockefeller to claim a large delegate lead in California while Salinger beat Alan Cranston for the Democratic Senate nomination Tyson led Alabama race against Carl Elliott and Bingham upset Bronx boss Charles Buckley in New York City The results set stage for the GOP convention with Goldwater aiming for the nomination and Rockefeller contesting him highlights include Salinger facing George Murphy and Buckley backed by Johnson Kennedy and labor leaders
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Computers Outpace Humans In Primary Network Battle
In California primary coverage, three major networks staged a computer versus human analysis of the race. The machines served as fast calculators processing data supplied by staff, underscoring that computers remain tools, not thinkers, in the contest between Barry Goldwater and Nelson Rockefeller.
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Computers Charm But Election Reality Proves Resilient
Analysis shows early computer projections favored Goldwater using patterns by age ethnicity education and economics. CBS claimed California winner 22 minutes after polls closed from 18 of 46 precincts, while actual counts favored Rockefeller. Experts warned voters may flip, undermining projections and highlighting limits of computer models.
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