Locals comment on primaries
Observers say races still close
By Elaine Woodford
Kansan staff writer
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The first state primaries stirred up the presidential race as the third-place finishers in last week's Iowa caucuses surfaced as winners last night in New Hampshire.
Lawrence political observers said that the results of the New Hampshire primary weren't dramatic but that the race for the nomination in both parties is still close.
In the Democratic race, Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis won the primary with 36.4 percent and a total of 43,350 votes, followed by Rep. Richard Gephardt of Missouri, with 20 percent and 24,139 votes, and Sen. Paul Simon of Illinois, with 17 percent and 20,697 votes.
Vice President George Bush hedged past Senate Minority Leader Bob Dole with 38 percent and 58,656 votes. Dole came in second with 29 percent and a total of 44,361 votes. Rep. Jack
Kemp of New York beat out Pai Robertson and Pete du Pont for the third place finish with 13 percent and 19,757 votes.
Political experts predicted last night that the stragglers at the bottom of the polls would soon drop out of the race as the presidential pack headed toward Super Tuesday, March 8.
KU students involved in political campaigns said they weren't surprised by the results.
Lisa Hund, Merriam junior, who worked with the Dukakis campaign during the Iowa caucuses, said Dakikis was a favorite in the primary.
"I'm very excited that Dukakis won," she said. "He was expected to win and win big."
Former senator Gary Hart finished the primary with only 4 percent of the vote, but Hart supporters expected him to stay in the race despite low finishes in both Iowa and New Hampshire.
Todd Allen, coordinator of the Gary Hart campaign on campus, said he thought Hart would stay in the race until the convention to prove
"I think that Hart will stay in the race to keep a spirit of reform alive in the Democratic party, although he isn't a viable candidate for the nomination," he said.
a point.
Dole fell 9 percentage points behind Bush, making the Republican nomination a two-man race, said Brett Frazier, Pratt junior and coordinator of Javahigh for Dole.
"In November and December, Dole was 20 points behind Bush in the polls," he said. "His strong showing establishes the race as a two-man race."
Frazier said that New Hampshire was definitely Reagan territory and that Bush was expected to make a strong showing in the primary. But heading into Super Tuesday, he said, Dole has a good chance.
"We're looking good," he said.
**were* *booting good*; **ne said*
Tuesday is a day in the third
wind of primaries and caucuses, with
19 states convening convention
delegates.
Six states will have their caucuses or primaries before Super Tuesday.
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