Magazine content is available exclusively for TIME subscribers.Nation: The Day of the Underdogs
The front runners lose in Pennsylvania—but are still in front
Four years ago, Jimmy Carter virtually clinched the Democratic presidential nomination by winning the Pennsylvania primary. Last week the state's Democrats took another look at him and, by a narrow 10,000-ballot margin, voted instead for Senator Edward Kennedy. At the same time, Ronald Reagan stumbled in Pennsylvania's Republican primary, losing the popular vote to former CIA Director George Bush by 54% to 45%. It was Bush's first major primary victory and, to him, the message was clear. Said he: "A lot of people are unhappy with those who are deemed to be...
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