The leak was an attempt to bolster the libertarian brand.

[Douglas Carpenter]

208. John' linday's strongest showing was 5th place in the Florida primary - he never scored above the

low single digits in of any the 1972 primaries - never came close to even a tiny, tiny fraction of the votes McGovern carried in the 1972 primaries. Although Lindsay did finish second in the early Arizona caucus. Hew never came even remotely close to being in any way whatsoever a contender the Democratic nomination of 1972

In a 1972 Gallup poll, 60% of New Yorkers felt Lindsay's administration was working poorly, nine percent rated it "good," and not one person thought its performance excellent

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lindsay


Gold denotes a state won by Shirley Chisholm. Purple denotes a state won by Hubert Humphrey Green denotes a state won by Henry M. Jackson. Blue denotes a state won by George McGovern. Orange denotes a state won by Wilbur Mills. Black denotes a state won by Edmund Muskie. Pink denotes a state won by George Wallace. Grey denotes a state that did not hold a primary.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries,_1972