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    "ocrText": "Richard Nixon Presidential Library\nContested Materials Collection\nFolder List\nBox Number\nFolder Number\nDocument Date\nNo Date\nSubject\nDocument Type\nDocument Description\n44\n19\n5/12/1972\nCampaign\nMemo\nTo: Harry S. Dent From: Brad E.\nHainsworth RE: \"Iowa.\" 2pgs\nThursday, February 23, 2012\nPage 1 of 1\n/BCC: H. R. Haldeman\nMEMORANDUM\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nMay 12, 1972\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nHarry S. Dent\nFROM:\nBrad E. Hainsworth\nSUBJECT:\nIowa\nFiling deadline is May 30, 1972.\nThe President\nIowa has been Nixon country and the President continues to be\nstrong. However, the initiative in Vietnam has caused a wait-\nand-see attitude that could go either way. The toughest\nDemocrat would be Kennedy. The President defeated Humphrey\nbefore and McGovern is too far left.\nGovernor\nRobert Ray (R) will win. The primary race is not serious and\nLt. Governor Roger Jepson may withdraw.\nDemocrats are John Tapscott, James Lynch, and Paul Franzburg\nwho will get the nomination.\nSenate\nJack Miller (R) will win. Unimportant primary.\nDemocrat is Dick Clark, an unknown.\nHouse\nFirst District: Fred Schwengel (R). GOP favored. Democrat is\nEd Mezvinsky. This will be a tough race.\nSecond District: John Culver (D) will win. GOP has no candidate\nas yet.\nThird District: H. R. Gross (R) will win. No Democrat.\nFourth District: John Kyl (R). Democrat favored. Redistricting\ncombined the Fourth and Fifth Districts and favors the Democrats.\nDemocrat is incumbent Neal Smith.\nPage 2\nHarry S. Dent\nMay 12, 1972\nSixth District: Wiley Mayne (R) favored. Democrat is\nBerkley Bedall.\nSeventh District becomes the new Fifth: William Scherle (R)\nwill win. No Democrat.\nIssues\nVietnam has become the leading issue. There is general support,\nbut it could rapidly deteriorate. Farm prices are improving\nand beef and hogs are strong. Secretary Butz has helped."
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