For the Record

FOR THF RECORD

Days before the primary, Michigan pols were frantic about the “800,000-pound gorilla”—the 800,000 voters who gave Wallace a Michigan landslide in ’72. The gorilla was shy this year. According to a CBS— New York Times poll, half of those who voted for Wallace in ’72 didn’t vote this time around.Democratic crossovers went for Reagan by a slim margin over Ford, but crucial factor was Republicans and Independents, who voted overwhelmingly for Ford Last time against the pointy-heads? Wallace got 7 per cent this time in Michigan; in ’72, he got 51 per cent. In Maryland, he got only 4 per cent; in ’72, 38 percent.

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FOR THF RECORD

Days before the primary, Michigan pols were frantic about the “800,000-pound gorilla”—the 800,000 voters who gave Wallace a Michigan landslide in ’72. The gorilla was shy this year. According to a CBS— New York Times poll, half of those who voted for Wallace in ’72 didn’t vote this time around.Democratic crossovers went for Reagan by a slim margin over Ford, but crucial factor was Republicans and Independents, who voted overwhelmingly for Ford Last time against the pointy-heads? Wallace got 7 per cent this time in Michigan; in ’72, he got 51 per cent. In Maryland, he got only 4 per cent; in ’72, 38 percent.