SPONGE TO POLLSTERS
An AP dispatch from Washington,
November 15, quoted Johnson as replying:
"I may wind up with a poll of one percent
before it's over with." We have to admit
that he seems well on his way.
In June the supporters of John-
son's war policy stood at 46 percent. The
trend reversed briefly in July, hitting
51 percent. This was a consequence of
Johnson's success in maneuvering Kosygin into meeting him at Glassboro in a "“summit conference."
The public hoped that the two were getting together and that one of the consequences might be an end to the war in Vietnan.
Once the Glassboro meeting was seen to have no effect on the Vietnam situation, the president's popularity resumed its precipitous decline.
THE NEW YORK