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[Sir Mohamed]

A 49 state Goldwater sweep?

Depends on who the Democrats nominate and the state of the nation in the Fall of 1972.
His approvals right now are more due to a rally around the flag affect and likely will be lower by Election Day .


Who would you support for the nomination : Sanford , Humphrey , or someone else

Frank Church is my favorite politican of this era, but in this scenario he better waits to '76. Would support Humphrey but doubt he has a real chance to win after the loss in '68.

[President Johnson]

Sanford 1972!

If Wallace somehow gets the nomination, I'd support Goldwater. He's doing a fair job on foreign policy, though I don't like his domestic agenda much.

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Regulatory Reform Bill passes committe , now faces much tougher test in the Senate Floor




Chancellor: The Senate Committee in an 8-7 voted to send the Regulatory Reform Bill to the floor of the Senate. Now while this is a big step it still was the easiest step as getting it passed the full Senate floor will be much harder. One thing is just because some senators voted for it here in committee doesnt mean they will vote for it when it comes up for a final vote on the floor.


Liberals in GOP break with President and Party Leadership by coming out against Regulatory Reform Bill:



Brinkley: Despite the fact the Republicans now hold the majority in the Senate they will still need help from some Democrats to pass this bill due to the fact that Republican Senators such as  Jacob Javits, Lowell Weicker, Edward Brooke, Charles Mathias, Margaret Chase Smith, Charles Percy, Clay Myers and George Aiken all have come out against the bill and 2 more Senators Mark Hatfield and Richard Schweiker are currently undecided .

They all came out and said that they believe this bill would cripple the federal government ability to deals with problems facing our nation so for that reason they are voting against it. From what we are told both Senator Schweiker is leaning towards voting for it while Senator Hatfield is leaning towards voting against it.

Anyway this means the Republican leadership will need to find at least 8 Democratic Senators to vote for it and maybe up to 10 and that wont be an easy task.

GOP Leadership struggling to get Conservative Senate Dems on Board with Regulatory Reform Bill




Chancellor: Republicans know they will need to receive the votes of 8-10 Conservative Democrats for this regulatory reform bill to pass so far and so far they have only been able to secure the votes of 4 of those Democrats: Senators James Allen, James Eastland , John Stennis , and Harry Byrd.

Other Democrats with Conservative Record such as  Russell Long have all come out against it who called the legislation of the rich, by the rich and for the rich. While there are still enough Democrats left for it to pass it is getting more changeling by the day.

Brinkley: The reason is because while they may be conservative on cultural issues like Russell Long they are at the same time populists and a bill like this is the anthesis of that. On an issue like Tax Reform, it was far easier for the Goldwater admin to make the rhetoric populist than it is on a bill like this so passage of this bill wont be easy.

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Former North Carolina Governor and Former Democratic Vice Presidential Nominee Terry Sanford Announces Presidential Bid



Sanford: Thank You , Thank You. For the past two and a half year we have had an administration that has put the interests of rich people and big business over the interests of the working class with policies such as giant tax breaks , deregulation while he cuts programs for the average American. We have had an administration what hasnt done a single thing to solve the most important issue facing our nation right now and that is educating our next generation and that is unacceptable and that is why I have decided to run for President(Applause).

I believe that to fix the problems that we currently face in our educational system we need to increase teacher pay so we can attract the bright among us to the profession of teaching our next generation(Applause), we must expand our student lunch program to make sure no child has to sit in class with an empty stomach (Applause), expand the head start program(Applause) and to continue to fight to make sure every kid regardless of race, gender has a chance to succeed in this nation(Applause). We also must expand Medicare and Medicaid to make every American can afford Healthcare . Thank You May God Bless You and May God Bless America.


Breaking News: Associate Justice Hugo Black passes Away:



Brinkley: Long Time and very influential Associate Justice Hugo Black passed away last night due to a stroke. He has served on the court since 1937 and is a known believer in judicial restraint believing that laws should be written by the legislature not the judicial branch . He though over the course of his career changed on the issue of civil rights, opposing it as a senator but as a Justice became more and more supportive of civil rights, joining the majority in Brown vs Board.


The President responded to his death by calling today a very sad day for our nation, and offering condolences to his family. He also ordered the flags to fly at half mast for the next 10 days.

[UWS]

Great idea to include the cancelation of North Vietnamese military offensives and of North Vietnamese supply of money and weapons to the Viet Cong, which should ensure that South Vietnam will survive.

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Goldwater to tour the Southern States to push for passage of Regulatory Reform Bill:



Brinkley: Goldwater began his 10 day tour of the South in Fairfax County, Virginia earlier today to promote his regulatory reform bill. In this tour he will visit 7 states of the former Confederacy and Kentucky all which are represented by Conservative Democratic Senators , many of which the President needs for this bill to pass. He also will campaign for 3 Republican Governor candidates: Thomas Emberton of Kentucky, David Treen of Lousinia, and Charles Evers of Mississippi.


Breaking News: Regulatory Reform Fails to Pass in Senate as 53 Senators vote Nay



Brinkley: The President's agenda to pass regulatory reform has gone down in defeat as 53 senators voted no on the bill today. This defeat is probably the most significant setback of the Goldwater presidency so far . This is the summary of the vote

Summary of Vote:
Republicans: 41 Aye , 9 Nay
Democrats: 6 Aye , 44 Nay

Senators who broke with their party:
Republicans who voted No: Jacob Javits, Lowell Weicker, Edward Brooke, Charles Mathias, Margaret Chase Smith, Charles Percy, Clay Myers ,George Aiken, Mark Hatfield

Democrats who voted Yes:  James Allen, James Eastland , John Stennis , Harry Byrd, Allen Ellender, and Sam Ervin.

Goldwater's Approvals Drop and other polls

Goldwater's Approval:

Approve: 59%%(-8%)
Dissaprove: 38%(-8%)
Undecided: 3%

House Generic Ballot:

Democrats: 47%(+3%)
Republicans: 44%(-3%)
Undecided: 9%

Democratic Primary Poll(Only of Candidates Running):

Terry Sanford: 39%
George Wallace: 23%
Eugene McCarthy: 19%
Henry Jackson: 17%
John Lindsay: 2%

Democratic Primary Poll(If Humphrey Runs):

Terry Sanford: 27%
George Wallace: 23%
Hubert Humphrey: 18%
Eugene McCarthy: 16%
Henry Jackson: 15%
John Lindsay: 1%

Brinkley: Many Democratic Insiders at this point dont want Humphrey to run because they fear all he would do is divide the party and risk the 1972 convention becoming another 1968 or maybe even another 1924 where a contested convention lead to the DNC being forced to nominate a compromise candidate. Either scenario in their minds would result in a catastrophic defeat for the party at all levels , so they dont want Humphrey to run because they dont want to risk either scenario from happening.

Goldwater Nominates Attorney General Paul Laxalt to fill vacancy on Supreme Court caused by the death of Associate Justice Hugo Black:



Brinkley: President Goldwater earlier today nominated Attorney General Paul Laxalt to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Associate Justice Hugo Black. He called Mr.Laxalt a man of integrity who has served the nation well as the Attorney General and will do a finer job as a Supreme Court Justice.

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Democrats win Kentucky and Mississippi Gubernatorial Elections, Lousinia Gubernatorial Election heading to runoff



Brinkley: In Yesterday's off-year elections, the Democrats won two out of the three Gubernatorial Races . In Mississippi pro-civil rights Democrat William Waller defeated Republican Mayor Charles Evers who would have become the first African American to be elected as Governor in our nation's history. In Kentucky Lieutenant Governor Wendell Ford defeated Republican Tom Emberton which measn the Democrats will pick up one seat.

In Lousinia no one was elected Governor tonight since no candidate got a majority of the vote, and a runoff will be held on December 18th between Democrat Edwin Edwards and Republican David Treen. The reason Lousinia elections are like this is due to the new open jungle primary law passed last year.  The polls currently show Mr.Edwards up 6 points in the polls but Mr.Treen hopes the President's popularity in the state could get him over the top.


Congressman Wilbur Mills Announces Presidential Bid in Interview :



Cronkite: Congressman Mills thanks for coming on, there are rumors that you may run for President is that true

Mills: Yes I have decided that I will seek the Democratic Nomination for President.

Cronkite: Why

Mills: The reason is I believe that our nation over the past two and a half years has gone off on the wrong track.  We have passed tax cuts which benefit the upper 15-20% of society the most, while programs that benefit the workers in this nation have been targeted. Now the President , the Republicans and some in my own party may argue that these supply side economic policies would lower prices thus increase demand that way and stimulate the economy. My opinion is those policies wont help stimulate the economy and we should go back to the policies that worked so well for us for three decades.

Cronkite: So why you though

Mills: I first have the experience needed to move our nation back on the right track. As Chariman of the House Ways and Means Committee I helped passes Medicare and much of the great society and I believe I can use that experiance as President to get through Congress programs such as the automatic Cost Of Living Adjustment to social security and a full resumption of the Great Society and fo both in a fiscally responsible way as well

Cronkite: Ok Thank You for coming

Mills: Pleasures mine


Senate Confirms Attorney General Paul Laxalt to the Supreme Court:




Brinkley: Earlier today the Senate Confirmed Attorney General Paul Laxalt to the Supreme Court by a pretty healthy margin. Every Republican voted to confirm him and so did nearly half the Democrats in the Senate and due to the confirmation Mr.Laxalt will be set to be sworn in by Chief Justice Burger Tomorrow.

Due to Mr.Laxalt's confirmation to the supreme court, he will resign as Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General Richard Kleindienst will become the acting attorney general. The rumored short list for the attorney general position is: Former Maryland Governor Spiro Agnew, Senator Norris Cotton , Solicitor General Robert Bork, Attorney Lewis Powell, and Attorney James Buckley.

[UWS]

Nice choice of Paul Laxalt at the Supreme Court.

[OSR stands with Israel]

Goldwater nominates Solicitor General Robert Bork to head the Justice Department



Goldberg: Thank You, today we have reached a critical point in our nation's history. With the end of the Vietnam War after 7 long years we finally have the chance to forge a lasting peace not only in the region but in the world. I believe that now that we are in a time of peace we have the ability to negotiate a comprehensive arms control treaty which would finally allow us to make sure that no nation on earth has the power to destroy this great planet of ours. That, in my opinion, is the issue that will define this next decade and this is an opportunity we just cannot let go off.

I also believe that we need to make reforms here at home too. We must reverse the war on organized labor this administration has waged the last 3 years because unions are what made the great American great middle class and will continue to grow it if we defend their powers. Thank You


First Televised Primary Debate to be held on January 9th by NBC's Meet the Press:

Brinkley: We have some exciting news to report to you and that is the first televised primary debate will be held on January 9th right here on NBC during Meet the Press. We have decided to invite all the Democratic primary candidates so far and if more candidates jump in the race at least 24 hours before the Debate, say Hubert Humphrey we will invite them as well.

Senate Confirms Robert Bork's Nomination




Brinkley: Mr.Bork will be now called Attorney General Robert Bork as he was overwhelmingly confirmed by the Senate earlier today .

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Breaking News: Associate Justice John Harlan Passes Away



Brinkley: We have some sad news to report to you and that is Associate Justice John Harlan has passed away. John Harlan for much of his tenure was considered to be more on the conservative wing of the court strongly believing in a limited role for the judiciary. He was considered to be one of the most influential and respected justices on the court .

The President has ordered flags to fly at half staff to honor his legacy.


Viewers believe McCarthy, Jackson were winners of Democratic Debate:



Chancellor: After the conclusion of the first televised primary debate , NBC news took a poll on who won the debate and Senator McCarthy, and Senator Jackson came out on top. A reason we believe for that is that Senator McCarthy came out totally on the offense slamming Governor Sanford and the others and basically set the tone for the entire debate as candidates were spending more time debating McCarthy's ideas than their own. Senator Jackson we believe has done well due to the fact that he was able to increase his name recognition in this debate, so he benefited a lot from this debate as well.

Goldwater appoints Malcolm Lucas to fill Supreme Court Vacancy :



Brinkley: Earlier today the President appointed District Court Justice Malcom Lucas to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court caused by the death Justice Harlan on the Supreme Court. Judge Lucas was appointed by Goldwater in 1969 as a District Justice and over the past two years is known to be a strong tough on crime judge and a strict constructionist as well.


Summary of Goldwater's State of the Union Address:



Brinkley: At the President's state of the union address today he began by talking about the peace deal to end the war in Vietnam and the hopes he has about overall peace as well. He then mentioned though that we must continue to stay vigilant against the threat of communism to lower the chances of war and talked about how peace can only be accomplished with a strong America. that part of the speech drew the largest applause.

Then in domestic policy he once again talked about block grants, regulatory reform , and cutting spending hitting on themes he has in past state of the union addresses and throughout his political career. He then ended the speech by talking about free trade and the importance of it.

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Eugene McCarthy stuns political world by winning the first contest in the Democratic Primaries: The Iowa Caucus



Iowa Caucus Results:
Senator Eugene McCarthy 39% 16 Delegates
Former North Carolina Governor Sanford 28% 11 Delegates
Alabama Governor George Wallace 13% 5 Delegates
Senator Henry Jackson 11% 4 Delegates
Congressman Wilbur Mills 3% 1 Delegate
Former Associate Justice Arthur Goldberg 2% 1 Delegate
Congressman Shirley Jackson 2% 1 Delegate
New York City Mayor John Lindsey 2% 1 Delegate

Brinkley: Anti War Liberal Firebrand Senator Eugene McCarthy started of the primaries with a stunning double digit victory in the first contest in the primary season: the Iowa caucus. The polls had shown McCarthy surging since the debate but nobody expected this win

Chancellor: Well Iowa was supposed to be favorable for him but from this win its clear that the debate reenergized his campaign and I would say gives him a chance of winning the nomiantion

Brinkley: Here is an excerpt from Senator McCarthy's victory speech

McCarthy: Everyone the party establishment, the media , the pollsters said we couldn't do but guess what we did and we will prove everyone wrong in this election and we will finally take our nation back on the right path(Applause)


Judge Malcolm Lucas becomes Associate  Justice Malcolm Lucas after Senate confirmation



Brinkley: District Court Judge Malcolm Lucas will now be called Associate Justice Malcolm Lucas after the Senate overwhelmingly voted to approve his confirmation. He got approved by even a larger margin than Justice Laxalt did and we believe it was due to the fact that Justice Lucas was a Federal Judge before being appointed to the Supreme Court and the justice he was replacing was also a conservative.


LA Mayor Sam Yorty announces he will support President Goldwater in the 1972 Election



Brinkley: Earlier today President Goldwater received his first cross-party endorsement, with LA mayor Sam Yorty announcing he would support Goldwater this year. Most people believed he would support Governor George Wallace but he said that he believes Goldwater has done a great job as President and should be reelected.

Chancellor: Well while Yorty is a Democrat , many would argue he is a Republican in all but name. He supported Nixon in 1960, Reagan in 1966 and Now Goldwater this time and many in the state Democratic Party believe the party should do all in its power to make sure he switches parties soon.

[UWS]

Definitely great news for Goldwater to receive the endorsement of Sam Yorty, a Democratic mayor of one of the largest cities in America.

[OSR stands with Israel]

Definitely great news for Goldwater to receive the endorsement of Sam Yorty, a Democratic mayor of one of the largest cities in America.

Dems though would say that with his history of supporting Nixon in 1960 and Ronald Reagan in 1966 he is a defacto Republican.

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North Carolina Governor Terry Sanford wins Arizona Caucuses while McCarthy wins Minnesota


Minnesota Caucus:

Senator Eugene McCarthy: 55% 27 Delegates
Former North Carolina Governor Terry Sanford 16% 8 Delegates
Senator Henry Jackson 11% 5 Delegates
Alabama Governor George Wallace 8% 4 Delegates
Former Justice Arthur Goldberg 7% 3 delegates
Congresswomen Shirley Chisholm 2% 1 Delegate
New York Mayor John Lindsay 1 Delegate

Brinkley: Unsurprisingly Senator McCarthy wins his home state in a landslide

[OSR stands with Israel]

Breaking News: Secretary of State Richard Nixon visits China



Brinkley: We have some breaking news to report and that is Secretary of State Nixon has stepped down in China, and we are told will be there for 7 days. Secretary Nixon's visit to China will mark the end of 25 years of no communications between the two nations and potentially might mark a key step in normalizing relations between the two nations. Now I will bring in NBC Foreign Policy Correspondent to give us more details on the visit

Correspondent: Secretary Nixon will be in China for 7 days, will visit 3 cities , and meet with Chinese Leadership over the course of the visit including meeting with Mao. The reason for this visit is in hopes of Normalizing relations between the US and China which then would allow the US to get far more leverage against the Soviets in the Cold War.


Photos of Nixon's Trip to China:

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McCarthy wins New Hampshire, while Jackson wins Washington



New Hampshire Primary Results:

Senator Eugene McCarthy 36% 11 Delegates
Former North Carolina Governor Terry Sanford 30% 7 Delegates
Former Associate Justice Arthur Goldberg 10% 1 Delegate
Senator Henry Jackson 10% 1 Delegate
New York City Mayor John Lindsay 7%
Alabama Governor George Wallace 6%
Congresswomen Shirley Chisholm 1%

Washington Caucus:

Senator Henry Jackson 77% 40 Delegates
Senator Eugene McCarthy 16% 4 Delegates
Former North Carolina Governor Terry Sanford 4%
Alabama Governor George Wallace 1%
Former Justice Arthur Goldberg 1%
Congresswomen Shirley Chisholm .4%
Mayor John Lindsay .3%

Brinkley:In New Hampshire, Senator McCarthy won and once again outperformed his poll numbers and Mayor Lindsay hoping a strong double-digit performance would jumpstart his performance failed to perform that well today. In Washington Senator Henry Jackson won in a landslide like expected against Senator McCarthy who was the only other Democratic candidate to even visit the state.

New York City Mayor  John Lindsay Drops out of Primary Race:



Brinkley: Earlier today New York City Mayor John Lindsay dropped out of the presidential race , saying its clear he has no path to the nomination and he doesnt think he would be serving the people of New York well if he continued his campaign now.


Congressman Barry Goldwater Jr introduces bill that would make the President's original block grant proposal into law



Brinkley: Congressman Barry Goldwater Jr introduced a bill in the House that would make the President's original block grant proposal into law. The president's original plan would have consolidated 135 Federal Domestic Assistance Programs the President wanted Consolidated into 5 Block Grant Authorities but a Democratic Senate was able to force the President to settle on 70 Federal Domestic Assistance Programs will be consolidated into 10 Block Grant Authorities. Now the fact that the Republicans have taken control of the Senate, Conservatives hope the original proposal can pass.


Alabama Governor George Wallace wins Florida by a healthy margin



Florida Primary Results:

Alabama Governor George Wallace 40% 49 Delegates
Former North Carolina Governor Terry Sanford 35% 32 Delegates
Senator Henry Jackson 14%
Senator Eugene McCarthy 6%
Congressman Shirley Chisholm 3%
Former Justice Arthur Goldberg 2%


Chancellor: In the Florida Primary today , Governor George Wallace won a narrow victory over Governor Terry Sanford even though he underperormed in the polls. One interesting poll we took tonight was we asked Floridians from all over the state no matter if they voted in the primary or not who they plan on voting in a general election between President Barry Goldwater and Governor George Wallace  and we got a stunning result with President Goldwater not only beating Governor Wallace but beating him by a 20 point margin.

Brinkley: Well a Harris poll was released yesterday between President Goldwater and Governor Wallace in the South and this is what it showed. I will put it up so the viewers can see

South: Goldwater: 52%, Wallace: 40%, Undecided : 8%

President Goldwater is easily defeating Governor Wallace in the South, the region considered to be Governor Wallace's base and even if you go deeper and just poll the Deep South this is what it showed

Deep South: Goldwater: 47% , Wallace 45%, Undecided 8%

President Goldwater wins even in the Deep South a place considered where Wallace won as a third party candidate back in 1964 and he loses it now as the Democratic candidate now. I think that shows the South at the Presidential Level now depends on who the GOP nominates rather than whom the Dems nominate.

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Where I got those polling numbers from the South were from here: https://theharrispoll.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Harris-Interactive-Poll-Research-WALLACE-TRAILS-NIXON-BY-LARGEST-MARGIN-1972-05.pdf

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McCarthy wins 3 of 4 states on "Mini Tuesday" including Massachussets while Governor Sanford carries Illionis



Maine Caucus:

Senator Eugene McCarthy 40% 8 Delegates
Former North Carolina Governor Terry Sanford 25% 5 Delegates
Senator Henry Jackson 16% 3 Delegates
Former Justice Arthur Goldberg 13% 3 Delegates
Alabama Governor George Wallace 5% 1 Delegate
Congresswomen Shirley Chisholm 1%


Massachussets Primary:

Senator Eugene McCarthy 38% 102 Delegates
Former North Carolina Governor Terry Sanford 30%
Former Justice Arthur Goldberg 18%
Senator Henry Jackson 14%
Alabama Governor George Wallace 7%
Congresswomen Shirley Chisholm 3%

Illionis Primary:

Former North Carolina Governor Terry Sanford 38% 117 Delegates
Senator Eugene McCarthy 36% 30 Delegates 
Senator Henry Jackson 14% 3 Delegates
Governor George Wallace 8% 3 Delegates
Congressman Shirley Chisholm 2%
Former Justice Arthur Goldberg 2%

Wisconsin Primary:
Senator Eugene McCarthy 33%  37 Delegates
Former North Carolina Governor Terry Sanford 23% 12 Delegates
Alabama Governor George Wallace 22% 12 Delegates 
Senator Henry Jackson 18% 6 Delegates
Justice Arthur Goldberg 3%
Congresswomen Shirley Chisholm 1%

Brinkley: Today on a nigh we called mini tuesday Senator McCarthy was able to win 3/4 primaries inclusing the winner take all Massachussets , Wisconsin, and Maine while Governor Sanford won Illions. Illions and Wisconsin allocate their delegates in a mixed way with some being winner take all while some being awared by district. In Illionis they award 81 winner take all delegates, and then 3 delegates per district while in Wisconsin they award 13 winner take all delegates, and then 6 delegates per district. Also after tonight wins statisticans for the first time can say for the first time confidently that Senator McCarthy is the favorite to win the Democratic Nomination in 1972.

Delegate Count and Map so Far:

Senator Eugene McCarthy 242 Delegates
Former North Carolina Governor Sanford 202 Delegates
Alabama Governor George Wallace 79 Delegates
Senator Henry Jackson  75 Delegates
Former Justice Arthur Goldberg 13 Delegates
Congresswomen Shirley Chisholm 2 Delegates
New York City Mayor John Lindsay 2 Delegates
Congressman Wilbur Mills 2 Delegates


Former Associate Justice Arthur Goldberg and Congresswomen Shirley Chishom drop out of Presidential Race



Brinkley: Earlier today both Justice Goldberg and Congresswomen Chisholm dropped out of the race. Justice Goldberg said that he is proud of the work his supporters put into his campaign but said he has no chance of winning the nomiantion so he has decided to drop out. He also mentioned the party cant afford to nominate Senator McCarthy and at this point all his presence will do is allow McCarthy to have an easier chance of winning.

Congressman Chisholm dropped out saying she is also proud of all her supporters and promised to keep fighting for poor children and for civil rights.


House Passes President's Orginal Block Grant Plan 222-213, to head to Senate where its expected to pass:



Chancellor: Earlier today the House passed the president block grant proposal which would reconsolidate 135 federal programs into 5 block grant authorities by a very slim vote. The  Conservative Coaltion barely won this time and the bill now heads to the seante where its expected to pass due to the Republicans holding a majoirty this time

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McCarthy wins Idaho, Vermont and Nevada in lead up to Super Tuesday while Sanford wins Washington DC



Idaho Caucus:
Senator Eugene McCarthy 36% 7 Delegates
Senator Henry Jackson 35% 7 Delegates
Alabama Governor George Wallace 16% 3 Delegates
Former North Carolina Governor Terry Sanford 13% 3 Delegates

Vermont Caucus:
Senator Eugene McCarthy 63% 10 Delegates
Former North Carolina Governor Terry Sanford 22% 4 Delegates
Senator Henry Jackson 13% 2 Delegates
Alabama Governor George Wallace 2%

Nevada Caucus:
Senator Eugene McCarthy 34% 5 Delegates
Former North Carolina Governor Terry Sanford 31% 5 Delegates
Senator Henry Jackson 23% 4 Delegates
Alabama Governor George Wallace 13% 2 Delegates

DC Primaries:
Former North Carolina Governor Terry Sanford 70% 11 Delegates
Senator Henry Jackson 19% 3 Delegates
Senator Eugene McCarthy 10% 1 Delegate
Alabama Governor George Wallace 1%


Brinkley: As you may know Super Tuesday will take place in 7 days so lets first srtart by looking at the results since Mini. In Idaho and Nevada Senator McCarthy won but tied in Delegates, while he won Vermont in a landslide and Governor Sanford won DC in a landslide. So this is the current Delegate count

Primary Map:

Senator Eugene McCarthy 265 Delegates
Former North Carolina Governor Sanford 225 Delegates
Senator Henry Jackson  91 Delegates
Alabama Governor George Wallace 84 Delegates
Former Justice Arthur Goldberg 13 Delegates
Congresswomen Shirley Chisholm 2 Delegates
New York City Mayor John Lindsay 2 Delegates
Congressman Wilbur Mills 2 Delegates


So this race remains close and Super Tuesday may be when one of the candidates begins to pull away as the states voting on Super Tuesday are Delegate rich states like Pennsylvania and Ohio along with these states: Indiana, Tennessee, North Carolina, Nebraska, West Virginia, Oregon and Rhode Island . So we hope you join us for coverage of Super Tuesday


Senate passes Goldwater's Block Grant Proposal and President Signs It:



Brinkley: With the Republicans now controlling the Senate they were able to get the extra votes needed to pass the President's original block grant proposal. While it required Vice President Rhodes to break the tie it did pass meaning a total of 135 federal programs will be consolidated into 5 block grant authorities within the next year or two . The President signed the bill earlier today giving him a full win on the issue .

[Pericles]

Interesting primaries. McCarthy seems to be doing well so 1972 could be a pretty stark left vs right ideological contest. I know it's earlier in the TL, but the 1970 results were cool and I liked how the Senate and House moved in strongly opposite directions and the GOP gaining the Senate, that result is pretty unique.

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I want to thank UWS for making the last Photo Shopped Images(and a few more I will later use) and let him know I appreciate the help

Interesting primaries. McCarthy seems to be doing well so 1972 could be a pretty stark left vs right ideological contest. I know it's earlier in the TL, but the 1970 results were cool and I liked how the Senate and House moved in strongly opposite directions and the GOP gaining the Senate, that result is pretty unique.

The GOP though did have a favorable map due to the Democrats having to defend the seats they gained in the 1958 and 1964 landslide wins . Kind of like OTL 2018 in a way though the house didnt go nearly as badly for the GOP as it did in 2018.

[ClassicGOPer]

this is cool

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this is cool

thanks

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Results of Super Tuesday:



Pennsylvania Primary:

Former North Carolina Governor Terry Sanford 34% 60 Delegates
Senator Eugene McCarthy 29% 35 Delegates
Alabama Governor George Wallace 20% 23 Delegates
Senator Henry Jackson 17% 19 Delegates

Indiana Primary:
Alabama Governor George Wallace 30% 38 Delegates
Senator Eugene McCarthy 28% 19 Delegates
Former North Carolina Governor Terry Sanford 24% 12 Delegates
Senator Henry Jackson 18% 8 Delegates

Ohio Primary:
Former North Carolina Governor Terry Sanford 34% 60 Delegates
Senator Eugene McCarthy 32% 50 Delegates
Alabama Governor George Wallace 21% 21 Delegates
Senator Henry Jackson 13% 9 Delegates

Tennessee Primary:
Alabama Governor George Wallace 52% 33 Delegates
Former North Carolina Governor Terry Sanford 33% 15 Delegates
Senator Henry Jackson 10% 1 Delegate
Senator Eugene McCarthy 5%

North Carolina Primary:
Former North Carolina Governor Terry Sanford 54% 43 Delegates
Alabama Governor George Wallace 30% 21 Delegates
Senator Henry Jackson 9%
Senator Eugene McCarthy 7%

Nebraska Primary:
Senator Eugene McCarthy 38% 16 Delegates
Former North Carolina Governor Terry Sanford 29% 7 Delegates
Senator Henry Jackson 19% 1 Delegate
Alabama Governor George Wallace 14%

West Virginia Primary:
Former North Carolina Governor Terry Sanford 39% 18 Delegates
Alabama Governor George Wallace 31%  10 Delegates Delegates
Senator Eugene McCarthy 17% 5 Delegates
Senator Henry Jackson 13% 3 Delegates

Oregon Primary:
Senator Henry Jackson 51% 17 Delegates
Senator Eugene McCarthy 39% 13 Delegates
Former North Carolina Governor Terry Sanford 6% 2 Delegates
Alabama Governor George Wallace 4% 2 delegates

Rhode Island Primary:
Senator Eugene McCarthy 51% 22 Delegates
Former North Carolina Governor Terry Sanford 28%
Senator Henry Jackson 19%
Alabama Governor George Wallace 2%


Brinkley: Democratic candidates hoped Super Tuesday would break the stalemate but after tonight its clear that the stalemate wont end. Every candidate really performed about as well as polls indicated and to what their percived base is. Lets look at the overall delegate count

Primary Map:

Former North Carolina Governor Sanford 442 Delegates
Senator Eugene McCarthy 425 Delegates
Alabama Governor George Wallace 232 Delegates
Senator Henry Jackson  148 Delegates
Former Justice Arthur Goldberg 13 Delegates
Congresswomen Shirley Chisholm 2 Delegates
New York City Mayor John Lindsay 2 Delegates
Congressman Wilbur Mills 2 Delegates


Brinkley: So Governor Sanford has taken back the lead

Chancellor: Yes but remember the map here and out favors Senator McCarthy with caucus states making up much of the reaming states and in those only Arkansas is a state Senator McCarthy will lose and the biggest of all is the California Primary as not only is it the state with the most delegates but its a winner take all state and currently McCarthy holds an 10 point lead over the field in California.

Brinkley: And in New York the delegates will also be allocated like this: 124 of the 248 delegates will go to the winner of the state , while the other 85 of the 248 delegates will be allocated propoertionally and the remaining 39 will be allocated to the district winner

[President Johnson]

Go Sanford!