European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 5, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday March 5, 1992 the stars and stripes b Page 3 election results Colorado primary Republican a George Bush 68% Patrick Buchanan 28% Georgia primary Republican George Bush 64% Patrick Buchanan 36% Cra f Dei or Jerry Brown 32% Paul Tsongas 27% Bill Clinton 26% Bob Kerrey 10% Tom Harkin 2% Bill Clinton 58% Paul Tsongas 23% Jerry Brown 8% Bob Kerrey a a Tom Harkin a a Maryland primary Utah primary  George Bush 70% Patrick Buchanan 30% do mocha l Paul Tsongas 40% Bill Clinton 34% Jerry Brown 8% Bob Kerrey 5% Tom Harkin 6% Democrat Paul Tsongas 33% Jerry Brown 28% Bill Clinton 18% Bob Kerrey 11% Tom Harkin 4% Idaho caucus xxx it xxv  sex  Democrat Tom Harkin 30% s Paul Tsongas 28% undecided 17% Bill Clinton 11% s Bob Kerrey 8% ? s Jerry Brown 5% a Milwe set caucuses Democrat is Tom Harkin 27% ? us uncommitted 24% Paul Tsongas 19.2% s i Bill Clinton 10% 3 s Jerry Brown 8% ? s Bob Kerrey 8% a  Washington caucuses democrats Paul Tsongas 32% ? a uncommitted 20% is Jerry Brown,19% s Bill Clinton 14% As Tom Harkin 7% a a Bob Kerrey 6% it georgians unfazed by Clinton s troubles Over draft poll finds campaigns amps sex democratic Leader Crotty Dies of heart attack at 82 Buffalo . A Peter j. Crotty a Kingmaker in new York democratic politics died tuesday of a heart attack. He was 82. Crotty a lawyer was Erie county party chairman in Western new York from 1954 to 1965. He helped swing the new York delegation to John f. Kennedy in 1960 and was Pivotal in delivering the 1964 Senate nomination to Robert f. Kennedy. Crotty was elected president of the Buffalo City Council in 1947 and served four years. Later he ran unsuccessfully for mayor of Buffalo and state attorney general. By the new York times Atlanta a four of five Georgia voters said their opinion of Arkansas gov. Bill Clinton was not adversely affected by questions about his draft status during the Vietnam War according to interviews with voters leaving the polls tuesday. But More than a third of those who voted against him said the Issue had a negative Impact on their View of him the interviews showed. On the Republican Side the interviews conducted by voter research and surveys showed that Patrick Buchanan a Challenge to president Bush Drew most of its Sui from voters with the most negative views of both the National Economy and their own financial status. Both factors could loom Large As the Campaign moves toward next weeks super tuesday showdown which includes primaries in Texas Florida and five other Southern states or states that Border the South. Clinton a Strong showing in Georgia indicated that questions about his personal life and character were apparently not a critical Factor with voters in the most conservative pro military part of the nation. About two thirds of the voters said accusations that Clinton tried to avoid the Vietnam draft did not affect their vote. One in 10 said it even made them look on him More favourably. But about half of those who said the Issue made them look less favourably on Clinton voted for his closest rival Paul Tsongas. This indicated that the Issue could be important for a significant minority of the electorate and could Hurt Clinton in a close contest. The interviews showed a Stark breakdown in education status Between supporters of Clinton and Tsongas the former Massachusetts senator who finished second in Georgia. Tsongas support was higher among voters with More education and wealth. Eight of 10 voters without a High school diploma voted for Clinton and about one in 10 of those voted for Tsongas. Among High school graduates seven of 10 voted for Clinton and about one in 10 voted for Tsongas. At the other extreme about one in three voters with postgraduate education voted for Clinton while two in five of those voted for Tsongas. Clinton enjoyed overwhelming Success with Black voters but the breakdown on education was reflected among voters of both races. With the Rev. Jesse Jackson absent from the race Blacks dropped from 36 percent of the democratic primary vote in 1988 to 29 percent tuesday. Almost three of four Black voters backed Clinton. Black support could leave him Well positioned in South Carolina where Blacks arc expected to make up about 40 percent of the primary vote saturday As Well As in some super tuesday states such As Louisiana and Mississippi. Clinton also fared Best with older voters and those who said they were democrats indicating that his support from arty officials probably worked in his be half. In the Republican contest the interviews underscored the degree to which Buchanan a Campaign is feeding off economic frustrations. One in five voters rated the National Economy As Good. Of those eight in 10 voted for Bush. Just More than one in five rated the Economy poor and seven in 10 of those voters backed Buchanan. Similarly three in 10 Republican voters said the finances of their own families had improved Over the last four years. Of those about eight in 10 voted for Bush. About a Quarter of the voters said their own finances had grown worse during that period. Of those almost seven of 10 t p voted for , Florida the plums of super tuesday s crop by Scott Mccartney the associated press Dallas a they Are huge expensive and Rich in delegates. Texas and Florida the never bashful Book ends of the South now assume Center stage for next weeks super tuesday. But As the races shape up especially on the democratic Side these two states Are this year More Likely to play King breaker than Kingmaker experts say. The two states combined make up 16 percent of the democratic delegates and 20 percent of the Republican delegates needed to win. They also account for about half the delegates at stake in super tuesday primaries. More than delegates Texas and Florida offer the first Mega state tests of candidates who must have enough Money and organization to cover dozens of Media markets in six Days and Appeal to a spectrum of ethnic and economic constituencies. A i think it is fair to say that Florida and Texas Are the prizes not Only for the most delegates but also frankly in terms of National visibility and prestige a said Richard Scher a political scientist at the University of Florida in Gainesville. Quot these Are states with tremendous variations a Scher said. A a its a test to see who can Cross some of these gulfs and pull people together. In that sense its a Good test to see who can be the Best National candidate. Texas itself has More than 23 major Media markets and hundreds of Miles Between cities. The 196 democratic delegates Are apportioned by 31 state senatorial districts a the race thus amounts to 31 separate primaries. Only Arkansas gov. Bill Clinton who campaigned in Florida and launched a $1 million one week advertising Blitz in Texas on tuesday is thought to have the financial muscle to mount a Lull statewide television Campaign in the Lone Star state. A Texas requires big time politics a said Phil Seib a Media professor at Southern methodist University in Dallas. A a it a very difficult to run in a state of 17 million people. And if you re Bob Kerrey or Tom Harkin and you run hard and done to do Well it can bankrupt  in 1988, victories in Florida and Texas propelled Massachusetts gov. Michael Dukakis to the democratic nomination. Dukakis currently teaching at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton said he targeted those two states a full year before super tuesday. A without those victories on super tuesday i doubt very much my candidacy would have had any credibility a Dukakis said. A the single most difficult thing any candidate has to do is to turn yourself from a regional candidate to a National candidate a he said. A both Florida and Texas Are very important states and anybody who can demonstrate they can win there is in Good solid  this time Scher and Seib expect the two giant states to Squash the also rans but not anoint a Victor a until Clinton or former Massachusetts sen. Paul Tsongas stumbles badly. Cause if Tsongas does Well hell be the nominee a said Texas democratic party chairman Bob Slagle who last week endorsed Clinton. If Tsongas and Clinton split the two states the votes May fail to clarify who the front runner is analysts said. On the Republican Side president Bush has a Home team advantage in both states. He claims Texas As his adopted state and his son Jeb is a major Force in the Florida Republican party. The two states offer 218 delegates a and Only 1,105 Are needed for the gop nomination. The attention that such Power brings is not lost on the two states which relish their super tuesday role created Only four years ago. The contests eclipse the other nine next tuesday a primaries in Louisiana Massachusetts Mississippi Oklahoma Rhode Island and Tennessee and caucuses in Delaware Hawaii and Missouri. A people in Texas take All that seriously and floridians View themselves As a state that helps establish National standards a Scher said. A local patriotism and Pride will drive people to the polls by next  since 1845, when Texas came into the Union no Democrat has been elected president without carrying the state. The message is lost on no one. A the problems that Texas has Are problems every presidential candidate wants to address a Slagle said. A we get attention paid to us when others done to. How would you like to be Mississippi or Louisiana or Dela pc. In i a a. A i think Texas is absolutely critical to Clinton be Ware or Arizona or Nevada in the primaries