Robinson. Anderson came in third with 28 percent. Carter, however, received 13 more personality knocks than plaudits, and Rea- gan 3 more. Senator Edward M. Kennedy's personality plaudits bal- anced out the gibes, as was the case with GOP contenders John Con- nally, Philip Crane, and Robert Dole, and Democrat Jerry Brown. Re- publican Senator Howard Baker came out slightly behind. Only Ander- son consistently came out ahead.
Robinson speculates that liberal, articulate reporters instinctively warmed...