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Foremost among the missing at the Democrats’ Woodstock: Ted Kennedy. While Democratic Chairman Robert Strauss, who takes his orders from Jimmy Carter, gave prime-time spotlight to George McGovern, Hubert Humphrey, and George Wallace (all of whom were crushed by Carter bandwagon) he only offered Kennedy (who never entered the race) the reading of portion of the Democratic platform concerning health care. Kennedy refused, and only came to New York two days after Convention began, to attend a benefit reception for the Democratic Study Group…. New York Daily News columnist James Wieghart, a Kennedy admirer, says Kennedy may be a “has-been”: “If Carter moves into the Oval Office next January 20, the door will be closed to Teddy. And if Carter’s White House lease were to be renewed in 1980, Teddy’s chances for a comeback would be nil.”. Sour Mo: also snubbed by Carter was Morris Udall, who ran second to Carter nine times. Udall says he will support Carter “with all my energies and resources,” but he’s turning bitter, especially toward McGovern, Frank Church, and Fred Harris. None of them, he says, lifted “a finger to help me and at one time or another they each stuck a finger in my eye.”… Michael Griffin, an aide to Wallace, doesn’t know what his boss is going to do now. “He doesn’t want to be senator,” says Griffin, “and he doesn’t want to be a Cabinet member. Who the hell wants to live in Washington if you can’t live in the White House?”

Washington Post survey reveals interesting gap between Madison Square Garden delegates and Democrats nationwide: 55 per cent of the delegates call themselves liberal; nationwide, only 33 per cent of Democrats call themselves liberal. Delegates favored busing as a last resort 47 per cent to 44 per cent (9 per cent undecided); nationwide, Democrats reject busing 66 per cent to 33 per cent. Education: 41 per cent of the delegates had done postgraduate work; nationwide, 9 per cent of Democrats had done postgraduate work. Money: 19 per cent of the delegates had incomes over $50,000; nationwide, only 1 per cent of Democrats earn over $50,000. “What appears to bind the delegates and the rank and file,” said the Post, “is a majority belief in government as a great provider.”. Socialist Michael Harrington is urging Left to vote Democratic. In June Newsletter of the Democratic Left, he says: “The Democrats have taken a progressive stand on critical domestic issues like full employment, national health care, and tax reform…. For these reasons, among many others, the democratic Left should work enthusiastically for the Democratic ticket.”

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Foremost among the missing at the Democrats’ Woodstock: Ted Kennedy. While Democratic Chairman Robert Strauss, who takes his orders from Jimmy Carter, gave prime-time spotlight to George McGovern, Hubert Humphrey, and George Wallace (all of whom were crushed by Carter bandwagon) he only offered Kennedy (who never entered the race) the reading of portion of the Democratic platform concerning health care. Kennedy refused, and only came to New York two days after Convention began, to attend a benefit reception for the Democratic Study Group…. New York Daily News columnist James Wieghart, a Kennedy admirer, says Kennedy may be a “has-been”: “If Carter moves into the Oval Office next January 20, the door will be closed to Teddy. And if Carter’s White House lease were to be renewed in 1980, Teddy’s chances for a comeback would be nil.”. Sour Mo: also snubbed by Carter was Morris Udall, who ran second to Carter nine times. Udall says he will support Carter “with all my energies and resources,” but he’s turning bitter, especially toward McGovern, Frank Church, and Fred Harris. None of them, he says, lifted “a finger to help me and at one time or another they each stuck a finger in my eye.”… Michael Griffin, an aide to Wallace, doesn’t know what his boss is going to do now. “He doesn’t want to be senator,” says Griffin, “and he doesn’t want to be a Cabinet member. Who the hell wants to live in Washington if you can’t live in the White House?”

Washington Post survey reveals interesting gap between Madison Square Garden delegates and Democrats nationwide: 55 per cent of the delegates call themselves liberal; nationwide, only 33 per cent of Democrats call themselves liberal. Delegates favored busing as a last resort 47 per cent to 44 per cent (9 per cent undecided); nationwide, Democrats reject busing 66 per cent to 33 per cent. Education: 41 per cent of the delegates had done postgraduate work; nationwide, 9 per cent of Democrats had done postgraduate work. Money: 19 per cent of the delegates had incomes over $50,000; nationwide, only 1 per cent of Democrats earn over $50,000. “What appears to bind the delegates and the rank and file,” said the Post, “is a majority belief in government as a great provider.”. Socialist Michael Harrington is urging Left to vote Democratic. In June Newsletter of the Democratic Left, he says: “The Democrats have taken a progressive stand on critical domestic issues like full employment, national health care, and tax reform…. For these reasons, among many others, the democratic Left should work enthusiastically for the Democratic ticket.”