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Show Kennedy-McCarthy Meet In Choice '68 Oregon Daily Emerald Editorial. CHOICE 68 has taken on new im- ortance. From its inception, the National 1 ollegiate Presidential Primary is been destined to be significant, lie very fact that an expected two illion students, representing edges ed-ges and universities across the ition will go to the polls on the ime day makes the election worth atching. The new importance is that biOICE 68, not Indiana, will be e first primary in which Robert ennedy and Eugene McCarthy eet head on. Many skeptics might say the stu-mi stu-mi election will not be a test of e two candidates strengths since any of those voting will not be igible to vote in November. Such imments overlook the fact that uch of the support both aspirants tve at this point is that of college udents. Kennedy and McCarthy will not ly be battling to see which, if her, can win the democratic -uggle in the CHOICE 68 ballot-g, ballot-g, but also which can expect the ost support from the college -ks throughout the rest of the mpaigning. The answer to the latter question aid provide the answer to the question of who will represent the Democrats on the November ballot. bal-lot. If that seems like an overstatement, overstate-ment, look at the record. The McCarthy Mc-Carthy showings in New Hampshire Hamp-shire and Wisconsin have shown the value of volunteers, and the volunteers have largely been college col-lege students. Or as the St. Louis Post Dispatch said in an editorial, "Judging by what happened in New Hampshire, the influence that can be exerted by young people cannot be underestimated." The CHOICE 68 election could answer some questions about the Republican race too." For the first time, Richard Nixon will face opposition op-position from the right and the left. On the one side the CHOICE ballot offers Ronald Reagan, on the other there is Nelson Rockefeller, John Lindsay and others. The election could also answer some questions about how many young people are fed up with the existing political parties, for whatever what-ever reason. "Drop-outs" can chose between such candidates as Fred Halstead of the Socialist Workers Party, and George Wallace of the American Independents. All in all, CHOICE 68 looks to be worth voting in and worth studying. |