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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1976
Page
4
The piece argues Jimmy Carter needs concrete plans beyond smiles and promises after winning the Democratic nomination. It says voters require specifics on tax reform unemployment health care and how he would handle economics and foreign policy.
Carter says he is ready to face whichever Republican Party targets him as Ford and Reagan duel for the nomination. The GOP faces a split that could hurt down the line while Ford emphasizes incumbency and economic gains. Reagan projects strength on TV but lacks national experience. The nominee must be offensive minded to prevail.
In a liberal-tilted convention Mondale emerges as front runner for Carter's vice presidency. Carter aides weigh risks of choosing a non liberal mate amid party tensions with Jackson Glenn Udall and Muskie faltering amid floor hostility and bribed by Jewish voters charges.
James J. Kilpatrick argues the 1976 Democratic platform is a liberal manifesto while Republicans blame inflation and misrule. He notes Carter’s approval seal and Mondale’s ADA backing, forecasting shifts in key states and a tough general election backdrop.
Reader concurs with the Supreme Court ruling upholding the death penalty. The writer argues past use of the death penalty deterred serious crime and implies support for continuing its application.
Black politicians once wary of Jimmy Carter welcome him after a closed session in Manhattan. They praise his plan to empower Black Americans, consider a Black cabinet member, and foresee strong Black turnout in the November race against Ford or Reagan.
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