Election 1976, a look towards the conventions. Your host is political analyst richards gammon. Richard this is Richard Scammon. With me here in our studios in washington, stephen hess of the brookings institution. This morning we are going to try and talk with you about the end of the primary season. The beginning of the preconvention caucus and maneuver and discussion and trying to get together various factions of the groups each to produce a candidate for Vice President in the fall. Backpose, when one looks at the primary season that began in february, closed on june 8 in california. As one looks back. There are two things that stand out. Jimmy carter, and the closeness of the Republican Campaign for the nomination. Steve, how would you evaluate this phenomenon. Heres governor of a middle sized state in the south and pretty well a sword of nomination as the first southerner since the civil war. How did he do it . Stephen it is a phenomenon, an incredible performance for who is that u
Election 1976, a look toward the conventions. Your host is political in o analyst richard scanlon. Nan. His is richard scam with us is stephen hess. This morning we will try to talk the end of the primary season. The beginning of the preconvention caucus and trying to get together various factions to produce a candidate for president and Vice President in the fall. I suppose when one looks back on , there arey season two things really that stand out. The first is the rise of jimmy carter. Of second is the closeness the Republican Campaign for the nomination. Thisould you evaluate carter phenomenon. He was governor of a middle size state in the south. Pretty well assured the nomination as the first since the severacivil war. , ane this is a phenomenon incredible performance. He had only been governor for one term in a middle sized southern state. You might say one lesson we learned is it helps if you are to havefor president that as your fulltime job and not be encumbered by other dutie
Election 1976, a look toward the conventions. Your host is political analyst Richard Scammon. Richard this is Richard Scammon. With me here in our studios in washington, stephen hess of the brookings institution. This morning we are going to try and talk with you about the end of the primary season. The beginning of the preconvention caucus and maneuver and discussion and trying to get together various factions to produce a candidate for president and Vice President in the fall. I suppose really when one looks back on this primary season that newn back in february in hampshire, closed down in california and ohio and new jersey, as one looks back, there are two things really that stand out. The first is the rise of jimmy carter. The second, the closeness of the Republican Campaign for the nomination. Steve, how would you evaluate this carter phenomenon . Here is a man who was governor of a middle size state in the south. Pretty well assured the nomination, pretty well assured the nomina
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move comes one month after the cities top prosecutor, was slapped with a record fine for ethics violations, good afternoon, i m rahel solomon. i m jim donovan. man tasha brownies live outside d.a. s office in center sit the which more on why, williams will not seek a good term, good afternoon, natasha. reporter: good afternoon, jim. not a resignation as many had speculatedd, this may be, but certainly an apology, from d.a. seth williams, a decision he says is necessary at this time. during my tenure, i have made regrettable mistakes in my personal life, and, personal financial life, that casts an unnecessary shadow over the district attorney s office. reporter: somewhat abrupt announcement from district tern seth williams, he will not the run for, reelection admitting he has brought shame to the office. williams faced ethics violations including failure to report $160,500 in gifts and income. he was ordered to pay $62,000 fine, last who, by the philadelphia board of e