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OCR Page 1 of 46POLITICAL MEDIA ANALYSIS
November 2, 1972
THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN
All Souls Day
The politically significant stories of the day seem to be these: First,
the Vice President got excellent coverage on three networks denouncing,
to cheers, unruly demonstrators as "fascists" and the "spiritual progency
of Nazi Germany." The demonstrators were identified in some stories as
McGovernites -- and presents an opening, it would seem, for political attack.
MacGregor's comments of yesterday denoucning the Halloween gang that
insulted the First Lady got some wire play. (Mankiewicz charged the Veep
planted them.)
Second story of the day of political interest is McGovern. He got good crowds
in Manhattan, was on all three nets; his wires were straight to favorable.
(There was no mention of "advance" work, however, which we might compare
with RN's upcoming swings.)
Third, Vietnam is the dominant international story and the focus is on
a) no agreement; b) Thieu's denunciations of the proposal as a surrender
and his on-going hard-line and c) Xuan Thuy's demands for signing of the
settlement. McGovern is said to be considering in this TV speech a statement
that if RN does not get peace by the election, it could mean the disappearance
of the chances for peace, as RN will then be under no pressure.
Fourth, the Watergate/Espionage, etc., story. Barker was convicted of
misusing his notary public seal, which made the nets, from Florida; and
Common Cause won a partial victory in forcing CRP disclosure of some pre-
April donors. Stans made a good case on why -- but this major TV story was
not a winner.
Now for the Good News -- D.J. is starting to move up; it is over 960 again; the
Daily News polls shows RN at 64-36 in N. Y. state almost identical to previous
poll, and holding his eight-point lead in the City.
And McGovern who previously has swept the polls at Harvard, Washington's
inner-city McKinley High School, the swish boutiques at the Watergate -- today
won a sweeping victory over the President taken among inmates at the
Missouri Penitentiary - Wallace came in third with a strong write-in vote.
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