Michigan Democrats would like nothing better than to hang what they call "the Goldwater albatross" around the neck of G.O.P. Governor George Romney. Although Romney, up for re-election this year, has pointedly failed to endorse Barry, neither has he disavowed him.
Last week Romney faced his gubernatorial opponent, scholarly Congress-man-at-large Neil Staebler, in debate before mostly Democratic delegates to a state A.F.L.-C.I.O. convention in Grand Rapids. In his opening remarks, Staebler set about trying to drape that albatross. Said he, in his high-pitched voice: "Romney is having a difficult time defending...
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