As a kid, I remember the expression of Sen. McCarthy's young supporters was:"Get clean for Gene!" This meant that the college kids supporting the senator would cut their long hair and shave their beards to achieve a more "presentable" image, when campaigning for Sen. McCarthy throughout the country.
In addition to Mrs. Stoddard, I could see some of the younger DS characters, such as Sebastian Shaw, Carolyn Stoddard, and, of course, the immortal Buzz Hackett supporting Sen. McCarthy. But, do you think that Buzz would be willing to cut his hair and shave his beard to fully support the senator?
As for Collinsport residents supporting Richard Nixon for POTUS, I could see Roger Collins, Sheriff George Patterson and possibly businessman Burke Devlin backing the Republican candidate.
Vice President Humphrey could probably count on the support of the learned Prof. T. Elliott Stokes, Dr. Julia Hoffman, Mrs. Sarah Johnson and Barnabas Collins, if only Barnabas had become a naturalized citizen!
Who do you think Vicky, Maggie, Joe Haskell and Quentin would have supported for POTUS in 1968?
