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"might well stimulate the voters and help swell the volume at the
polls. " Greene adds, "Never before has the country seen anything
like it a campaign expedition by a Pres facing impchment proceed-
ings, a full-dress, stump-speaking, motorcade-chopper. operation,
laid on at the behest of a candidate who wished he'd kept his mouth
shut'' re: inviting RN. Thus, GOPs and Dems will be watching election,
and "the effects of RN's success or failure could have enormous im-
pact on his survival in office. "
Similarly Sperling says "RN's comeback strategy now can be d
described [as] looking for a high=risk move where his success would
be spectacular. 11 Whereas most presidents usually "help" only winning
candidates, RN think's now's the time not to be cautious as, should
victory be pulled from the jaws of Sparling's predicted defeat, it could
be a "turning point¹¹ triumph, lifting RN in the polls and winning back
key Hill supporters. As 1 aide explained, RN's looking for some sort
of a political achievement "that'll give US a message: that the chief
is back. " RN's also known to have cited FDR's comment that he loved
a good fight. Thus RN hopes his very entry into Mich. race will win
support of those who love a good fight. RN believes his involvement
in Mich. is a "plus" from the outset, but he's quite aware that if he
takes a whipping Tues. his poll rating -- currently on the climb
will be right back where it was several weeks ago if not even lower.
Trib's Beckman says at Saginaw airport "there were no Sparling-
RN signs w/ the candidate anxious not to be closely associated w/
RN in that urban area. "
WS Journal's Zimmerman says "As pres trips go, it was an odd
one, conceived in something approaching desperation by Sparling] and
focused on an area where most of the district's voters don't live. 11
Sparling "stood w/ out noticeable enthusiasm at RN's side" and crowds
"seemed more curious than enthusiastic. " Noting a Sparling aide said,
"This is the zaniest election I've seen in my life, but believe me, it'll
work, " Zimmerman says, "If Sparling shares that confidence, he
didn't show it.
[he] looked remarkably glum, almost as tho he wished
he were some place elsee"
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