National Affairs: Straws

Arguments last week were really loud; few Americans were left anywhere who were so short of red corpuscles that they could not passionately take sides in the campaign. On each side partisans could find straws to show which way the wind blew:

» Willkie money flooded into Wall Street, forced betting odds down from 12-to-5 on Roosevelt to 8-to-5, 3-to-2, 7-to-5.

» New York Daily News pollsters showed the Empire State was evidently a tossup, with Willkie running far ahead of Landon, to shade Roosevelt early this week.

» Pollster Emil Hurja, Pathfinder publisher, and...

Want the full story?

Subscribe Now

Subscribe
Subscribe

Learn more about the benefits of being a TIME subscriber

If you are already a subscriber sign up — registration is free!