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...John Sears,'offering no substantiation, contended that Reagan already had 1,140 delegates pinned down-ten more than needed for the nomination. ("He's blowing smoke," scoffed James Baker, Ford's chief delegate hunter.) Reagan insisted yet again there was "no way" he would accept the Veep role, but was instead working on his top-of-the-ticket acceptance speech. He challenged Ford to a debate at the Kansas City convention. Ford refused. Referring to the Ford efforts to create a stampede atmosphere, Reagan Aide David Keene declared: "If we hold it this week, the game will...
IDAHO'S CHURCH, 52. Found by the TIME/Yankelovich poll to possess surprising national popularity as a possible veep (see story page 17), Church has wide experience in Washington and in foreign affairs, both of which Carter lacks. He is in his fourth term as Senator and is the third ranking Democrat on the Foreign Relations Committee. Church also proved strong in the West in the late primaries. As the zealous chairman of the committee that exposed abuses of the CIA and FBI, however, he has offended many conservatives in both parties...
...vanquished Democrats will be heard from in the future. Many of Carter's confidants speak warmly of Frank Church as a prospective Vice President (see story, page 15). Scoop Jackson also yearns to be Veep but stands much less of a chance. Humphrey would like to succeed retiring Mike Mansfield as Senate majority leader; but Senate Whip Robert Byrd of West Virginia has campaigned tirelessly for that job and has a long lead. Udall would like to compete for the Senate in 1980. The brightest future seems to belong to Jerry Brown, whose lower-thy-expec-tations lines turn...
...Carolina primary, helping Carter to beat Wallace in both. By proving that a moderate Southerner could top Wallace in Dixie, those two early victories gained Carter much support among liberals and showed that, in Teddy Kennedy's words, Carter deserved a place on the Democratic ticket, at least as Veep...
...uneasy, but clearly a thoroughbred ... Fast on any track, and he has been on many, with four Cabinet posts in the past five years ... As Mr. Clean (or mostly clean) in Watergate, could offset some resentment of Ford's pardon of Nixon ... Commerce spot poor training for the Veep Sweeps, but Ford could give him added responsibilities ... Known to balk at the whip and for being aloof...