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Show The People Speak-Exclusi- ' ve 'HV mericans, By Samuel Lubell Johnson, the Atlantic City convention will really be a battle ' HE is seen as a polione who treads to his foes; a skilled, effect tive and smart politician to his supporters. But even among ardent Democrats one finds few who have identified themselves with Mr. Johnson on an emotional basis. a tician water of images. During the past month I have 9s PRIMARILY For President inter- viewed voters of every description in 26 two-face- d - They do not feel a part of him as they did .with John F. Kennedy or Franklin Roosevelt .urban and suburban i communit e s across a dozen states. What stands out sharply from these interviews is how weak, pallid and even .blurred is the picture of President Johnson in the minds of most voters as contrasted with the emotional impact of the fighter image projected by Sen. Barry Goldwater. Until Mr. Johnson ordered the retaliatory bombings of the North Viet Nam bases, I do not recall any voter who used the word strong in speaking of the President This is perhaps Mr. Johnsons vulnerable point In an election as Last - in a one emo- - Sepies tional as this one could become, there is always the danger that thinly-helfeelings might be swept aside. Also, many others voters still are wavering between the images of Goldwater, the impulsive fighter, and Johnson, the cautious politician. Atlantic City will give the President ample opportunity to work on his own and the Goldwater image. Since the convention will be under his manage 4 ment, Mr. Johnson should have little difficulty dramatizing what he wants to. milking us, far. STILL, HOW effective his performance proves is likely to depend even more on how he and his aides have analyzed the striking change that has taken place in the temper of the electorate in recent weeks. The key to this change can be found, I believe, in Goldwaters vote against the civil rights bill. That vote signaled to white Southerners, Here is a But more man. we can rally behind. no vote has important, Goldwaters come to be looked on by many voters as an act of political courage. THE ESSENTIAL question troubling many voters Is. not whether Goldwater will do what he says," but whether they, the voters,, 'are angry enough to risk the actions that he proposes. The Johnson image lacks this polarizing shaipness. For most voters he stands like a picture done in gray shadings, with compromise as the central motif. Asked who would be the better president if there were a danger of war; many voters replied, Johnson, if we want to negotiate and keep us at peace, but if we actually got into war, Gold-watwould fight harder. , THIS FEELING that Goldwater says what needs to be said even if it hurts' is the magnet in his political pulling power. The very fact that he seems, so unreasonable, nftakes people feel hes d , The Salt no politician. They think or es pushing too The difficulty that many Democrats experience in identifying emotionally with Johnson reflects several factors.. . - hell them whether Ithem are the spenders in or the Communists, or Washington, those foreign countries that have been show First, there is the Kennedy heritage. How Johnson came to office has gained him much sympathy He had quite a load dumped on him but it leads some Democrats to feel, He's just carrying National Poll of Public Opinion 9 take Tribune, Sunday, August 23, 1964 g Remains Blurred out Mr. Kennedys ideas, or He has fought as a war. and Negro - ,'i. looting have prompted votersrioting no ideas of his own. ( to say, 1 never was prejudiced before, but now Mingled with such comments, though, is the Mr. Johnson gets I am. . That perhaps points to the challenge things done, ' Mr. Johnson faces. Right now he looks The fact that Johnson is thought like the probable winner in November of so generally as a politician is and many forces are working on his another psychological barrier. side, from a record level of prosperity to the sentiment, We know what he A designer in Los Angeles, staunchly will do. We dont know what Goldwater I cant believe Democratic, remarked, may try. hes really for civil rights. I keep think' But much more ing he does it for votes. anger and emoThe fact that Mr. Johnsons political tional feeling is loose in the nation skills were developed ' in Congress is than only a few months ago. another consideration. The great masMr. Johnsons political problem may ters of presidential politicking have alwell be that of preparing now for a posways been skilled at picking their enesible intensification of those angers. This mies enemies whom voters could share would seem to require his instilling in and root against. But congressional polihis supporters the feeling that moderaticking places a high premium on tion is a fighting faith on its own and compromise, even to demonstrating to the country that the doing political business with members, middle ground is a position of strength, of the other party.'. not weakness. . behin- d-the-scenes THE INDECISIVE battling in Southeast Asia has been heating the publics impatience with a war that isnt being HOW WELL Mr. Johnson does in that respect can be taken as the real measure of the Democratic convention. SHOP MONDAY 10 till;9 DOWNTOWN and COTTONWOOD GOP Defectors Swell Johnson Lead ' By George Gallup Institute of Public Opinion PRINCETON, N.J., Aug. 22-- The white backlash is costing President Johnson votes, but the backlash of the lib-centrists ' eral Republicans ' independents, most 0f whom classify t h e an(- 1 as t . . . middle-i- 8 months to pay for "BACKrTO-SCHOOL- is b. " pullover 5.98 taking an even heavier toll from .Sen. Barry Gold-DGallup water. The latest survey,1 conducted after the recent North Vietnamese PT boat attack and at a time when international strife had replaced racial troubles as the nations No. 1 worry, shows President Johnson increasing his lead over Sen. Goldwater. The latest results, based on probable voters: r. Johnson Goldwater Undecided M.i m o. lumper 12.98 'V, 6. 29 6 a great look for When the opinions of undecided voters are allocated by a method tested in earlier elections, the results are: Johnson Goldwater 1 68 BACK-TO-BOOK- 'M 32 The latest results show an crease of 4 percentage points for Mr. 'Johnson since the pretwo vious survey conducted weeks ago. At that time, the results were: S in- Johnson 61 Goldwateij 36 Todays results tv. ! ti MATCH-MATE- S continue to considerable defection of Republicans from the Gold-watcamp. In this latest survey, more than a fourth (27 per cent) of all Republicans interviewed said they would support Mr. Johnson. 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