IMARY GAME
When Senator Gary Hart (D.-Colo.) bested former vice president Walter Mondale in the New Hampshire Democratic primary almost four years ago, his upset victory dazzled some press and television commen- tators. Declared CBS News correspondent Bob Simon: "Now there are two front-runners."
But the election disturbed many pundits and Democratic politicians; it seemed to demonstrate just how volatile the process of choosing presi- dential nominees had become. Echoing other complaints,...