naior force in elections.
lobbs announced his candidacy for the
y to go.
gate Count
293
68
46
53
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rdian Surve
rimary held today at Guilford
idates would you support?
% Survey
11.8
11.8
35.3
35.3
6.8
:an candidate this fall, and ran
you vote for?
% Survey
17.6
76.5
6.9
an candidate this fall, and ran
you vote for?
% Survey
41.2
35.3
23.5
Hobbs survey out
By Stephen Harvey
Co-layout Editor
The results of a recent Guil
ford ian survey indicate that
President Grimsley Hobbs has
strong support from Guilford
College students in his bid for
the Presidency of the United
States.
The survey, taken late last
week, indicated that over a third
of all students contacted sup
portedtheirpresident,tying him
with John Anderson as their
preferred Republican nominee.
Ronald Reagan and George
Bush fell far behind in the
survey of the traditionally more
liberal college students.
In head-on confrontations
with the major Democratic con
tenders, Hobbs had mixed re
sults; however, neither Ted
Kennedy nor Jimmy Carter
fared well with the students
surveyed.
Kennedy has clearly not
gained the trust of the Guilford
student, trailing Hobbs by a
surprising margin of 4 to 1.
Expressing common student
concerns, Milner resident and
Cuilfordian survey respondent
John Head said "Kennedy just
doesn't have that presidential
aura, like Grimsley. You know,
Hobbs just kinda looks like a
president, and that's good
enough for me."
President Carter edged out
Hobbs in the survey by less
than ten per cent, but this result
is overshadowed by an unusual
ly large number of undecided
students, representing more
than twenty percent of all those
surveyed.
One unidentified, undecided
respondent summed up his
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A meeting of Draft Hobbs committee last week drew a large group of students dedicated to their president and his image. "He's just like
us!," slated Gred Dodson, senior Philosophy-Physical Ed. double major. Many of the students had never been seen on campus
before.
position by insisting "If Carter
screws up one more time, I'm
voting Hobbs this fall."
The results of the survey on
the Hobbs campaign have been
impressive. Based on the over
whelmingly positive response,
it is believed that Catherine
Frazier, currently Dean of the
Faculty, will step down at the
end of the year to manage the
Hobbs campaign, whether he
runs as a Republican or third
party candidate.
Neither Hobbs nor Frazier
would respond to questions
about her future plans.
Another visible result of the
suvey has been increased public
support among Guilford stu
dents.
"Personally I think it's dis
graceful that the Senate hasn't
come out publicly for Hobbs
yet," said student leader and
Cuilfordian editor Brian Carey
after the survey results were
made public last weekend. "It's
time this school gets behind its
president and pushes for his
election.
"Can't the Union sponsor a
speech by Hobbs? I'm sure he'd
draw more people than what's
his-name Rubin or that Kookoo
guy."
A Draft Hobbs committee has
been formed to help organize
students in support of Hobbs.
Positive results have indicated
that this group may force Hobbs
out into active campaigning,
and possibly even get him to
state his position on one or two
major issues.
Clearly, Hobbs' chances
haven't looked so good before,
and the beginning of a major
push by the Hobbs camp is
expected in the coming weeks.
GUILFORDIAN, APRIL 1, 1980, I
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Sgt. Roy Frodel of the Greensboro Police Dept. has been handling
much of Hobbs' security work. Here is is shown looking for snipers
before the famous March 2nd rally. Hobbs can be seen in the
background looking over the immense field which was later filled
by screaming Hobbs supporters.
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