Monday, Mar. 12, 1984
Super Week Scoreboard
With six primaries and 14 caucuses, the week of Mar. 11 is easily the super Week of the primary season. The prize:
1,019 delegates -- more than a quarter of the convention's 3,933 total. Below, a brief guide to the major races.* (C stands for caucus, P for primary; numbers indicate delegate totals.)
Mar. 13 Alabama P 62 Mondale wears the union label in the South 's strongest labor state. Jackson's push has split black leaders; _ some back Mondale. Glenn is going for the red-white-and-blue vote. Hart lacks full delegate slates.
Florida P 143 Mondale scores high with elderly and Jewish voters. Glenn and Hart want to inherit voters loyal to Favorite Son Askew. Latecomer Hart has only 34 delegates on the ballot.
Georgia P 84 Glenn is well organized, and Mondale has ties to Jimmy Carter. Jackson hopes to grab black voters, who represent 20% of the total. Hart, whose organization had just one phone last month, is opening new offices.
Hawaii C 27 Only Mondale and Jackson are on the ballot. But lukewarm voters could elect uncommitted delegates instead.
Massachusetts P 116 So far, only Mondale and Glenn are running full slates, but the rules will let Hart and others fill theirs later.
McGovern gets sentimental support. Governor Dukakis endorses Mondale; Senator Tsongas backs Glenn.
Nevada C 20 Strong labor ties may hurt Mondale. Westerner Hart hopes to round up at least five delegates.
Oklahoma C 53 The caucus structure favors Mondale's superior organization. Glenn is vying with Hart for Askew voters.
Rhode Island P 27 Labor backs Mondale in this union stronghold. But he must still battle Hart for Cranston supporters.
Washington C 70 Mondale hopes to spark interest with Cranston's no-nukes voters; environmentalists like Hart. Mar. 14
Delaware C 18 Glenn gets the nod from most party leaders. Mondale has union endorsements. Hart is scrambling to organize.
Mar. 15 Alaska C 14 Establishment Democrats back Mondale. Jackson wants high marks from teachers.
Mar. 17 Arkansas C 42 Mondale is well financed in Razorback country. Jackson has faith in black church support.
Kentucky C 63 Governor Martha Layne Collins hopes to lead a largely uncommitted Bluegrass delegation to San Francisco.
Michigan C 155 Hart plays well on college campuses. Big Labor remains loyal to Mondale.
Mississippi C 43 Glenn rates with Delta Democrats. Jackson hopes to do well in predominantly black counties (22 of the state's 82).
South Carolina C 48 Jackson and Glenn seek votes previously committed to Home-Team Favorite Ernest Rollings.
*Not included are the American Samoa caucus and mail-in primary for Democrats abroad (both Mar. 13), the North Dakota caucuses (Mar. 1 4 through 1 8) and the Latin America caucus (Mar. 17).