Kennedy and McCarthy forces have worked together since the spring and will in the future. The party has lost for too long--even a few of the more conservative office-holders wouldn't mind the McCarthyites helping to rebuild. By 1970 or 1972 the Washington party will probably be in McCarthyite hands.
West Virginia
Real liberals of the McCarthy stripe are few and far between in this poverty-stricken state, but the moderate reformers like Sec. of State party nominee John D. Rockefeller IV are relatively liberal. James Sprouce, a reformer won the party nomination after a long fight against one of the state's many close to corrupt party officials. If he wins, the reformers will have control of the all important patronage to build themselves up for 1970. A possible challenge for progressives in '70 is conservative Sen. Byrd. Men to watch are Sprouce and Rockefeller.
Wisconsin
The McCarthy campaign under Donald O. Peterson won the April primary and since then has taken over the party organization. Even prominent Kennedy-backers like Pat Lucey are now part of the McCarthy-led liberal coalition (with significant black support in Milwaukee). The grassroots organization which brought thousands of new people into the state politics is now fighting for Sen. Gaylord Nelson's re-election.
Wyoming
"The state organization is Senator Gale McGee," one prominent state politician said recently. While McCarthy forces were active last summer, they have no plans to try to loosen McGee's control in the future. Tino Roncalio, a Kennedy supporter and former congressman, is the leading liberal politician in the state.