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In the aftermath of Florida. Sen. Vance Hartke was making get-out noises after New Hampshire; Florida is expected to knock him out of race entirely. . . . But suggesting he may get in, former Gov. Terry Sanford of North Carolina, an early-Sixties liberal Southern pinup boy. Says Sanford: I can offer the voters a “fresh face” if the front-runners falter in Florida (which they did). . . . Sen. David Gambrell (Richard Russell’s replacement) thinks the whole field is wrong: “We’re trying to play the big games of this season with the heroes of the early Sixties, who lost the Super Bowl in 1968.” . . . Must be kicking himself: Gov. Richard Hughes who announced he’d head the Muskie delegation in New Jersey—the day before Florida. . . . Funny spot: Gov. Reubin Askew of Florida, mentioned repeatedly as possible Democratic keynoter in Miami, may not even get a delegate seat, given the Wallace sweep. . . . Early breakdown shows Hubert Humphrey got three times as many black votes in Florida as Shirley Chisholm. . . . Evans & Novak’s doubts that Edmund Muskie has the stamina to “go the course” increased by Muskie performance after stunning Florida defeat, such as this statement: “The returns reveal to a greater extent than I had imagined some of the worst instincts of which human beings are capable.” . . . Last-minute car bumpers spotted in Florida carried message “Vote for Muskie or He’ll Cry.” Muskie suspects McGovern supporters of this one. (But who’s crying now?)

Poll of American Conservative Union members, taken before New Hampshire, shows 67 per cent believe John Ashbrook should continue his primary campaign against Richard Nixon, 27 per cent are opposed, 6 per cent undecided. . . . One side-gain from the Ashbrook candidacy, publicity given his demand, backed by law suit in federal court, that the Pentagon declassify the Penkovskiy Papers (Col. Penkovskiy was the Soviet intelligence officer who worked for the British, was caught and executed, but only after getting out important information on Soviet missile programs) on grounds that that information is necessary for the debates on a SALT agreement that could follow Mr. Nixon’s Moscow trip. . . . When Spiro Agnew was asked the other day what would be his dream Democratic team this year, he replied: “Humphrey-Muskie—why break up a losing combination?”

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In the aftermath of Florida. Sen. Vance Hartke was making get-out noises after New Hampshire; Florida is expected to knock him out of race entirely. . . . But suggesting he may get in, former Gov. Terry Sanford of North Carolina, an early-Sixties liberal Southern pinup boy. Says Sanford: I can offer the voters a “fresh face” if the front-runners falter in Florida (which they did). . . . Sen. David Gambrell (Richard Russell’s replacement) thinks the whole field is wrong: “We’re trying to play the big games of this season with the heroes of the early Sixties, who lost the Super Bowl in 1968.” . . . Must be kicking himself: Gov. Richard Hughes who announced he’d head the Muskie delegation in New Jersey—the day before Florida. . . . Funny spot: Gov. Reubin Askew of Florida, mentioned repeatedly as possible Democratic keynoter in Miami, may not even get a delegate seat, given the Wallace sweep. . . . Early breakdown shows Hubert Humphrey got three times as many black votes in Florida as Shirley Chisholm. . . . Evans & Novak’s doubts that Edmund Muskie has the stamina to “go the course” increased by Muskie performance after stunning Florida defeat, such as this statement: “The returns reveal to a greater extent than I had imagined some of the worst instincts of which human beings are capable.” . . . Last-minute car bumpers spotted in Florida carried message “Vote for Muskie or He’ll Cry.” Muskie suspects McGovern supporters of this one. (But who’s crying now?)

Poll of American Conservative Union members, taken before New Hampshire, shows 67 per cent believe John Ashbrook should continue his primary campaign against Richard Nixon, 27 per cent are opposed, 6 per cent undecided. . . . One side-gain from the Ashbrook candidacy, publicity given his demand, backed by law suit in federal court, that the Pentagon declassify the Penkovskiy Papers (Col. Penkovskiy was the Soviet intelligence officer who worked for the British, was caught and executed, but only after getting out important information on Soviet missile programs) on grounds that that information is necessary for the debates on a SALT agreement that could follow Mr. Nixon’s Moscow trip. . . . When Spiro Agnew was asked the other day what would be his dream Democratic team this year, he replied: “Humphrey-Muskie—why break up a losing combination?”