Mr. Mcgovern is down to campaigning in only one state, massachusetts. And if he doesnt do well there, he may withdraw. Plchl h m mr. Glenn has yet to get a victory. Mr. Mondales hopes for a quick and decisive lead in all of this hasnt been fulfilled. I believe i heard him use the word clobbered to describe one of his defeats. Mr. Hart has done well. Hes presented himself as a man with ideas for the future, but his opponents say thats justin sell. Glamour but no substance. Well, on to the substance, ladies and gentlemen. Mr. Jackson, youve got a lot of frontline combat experience in civil rights. Now that youre campaigning in the south where there are a lot of black vote, youve been hitting that civil rights theme very hard, saying in effect youre better than your opponents on that issue. Does this tend, do you think to narrow your candidacy. Theres a lot of white voters who didnt rally to your rainbow coalition. Have you reached the point where your support will come almost exclusively
President ial mummy George Mcgovern, and the reverend jesse jackson. The debate is best recovered for mondales question. He asked wheres the beef . Vice president mondale finished the primary season with the lead in delegates, but he did not secure the nomination until the Democratic Convention in july. He then lost the general election in a landslide to Ronald Reagan, with the president winning 49 out of 50 states. Our coverage of this hourlong debate is courtesy of the league of women voters. Good afternoon, i am dorothy. Look into the leagues second debate of 1984. As we have done in previous president ial election years, the league of women voters is sponsoring a series of primary and general election debates so that you, the voter can make sidebyside comparisons of the candidates and their views. John chancellor, a distinguished journalist and commentator is our moderator for the debate today. John . John thank you. Gentlemen, there were eight of you and now, they are only five. I