The Democrats: Down and Out?
Fred Emery and Robin Day report on the opening day of the Democratic Convention in New York.
With President Carter running behind Ronald Reagan in the opinion polls, with inflation and unemployment rising and recession deepening, with Teddy Kennedy threatening to split the party, can the Democrats prevent the Convention turning into yet another disaster for Jimmy Carter ?
Producer PHILIP HARDING
Deputy editor ELWYN PARRY JONES Editor ROGER BOLTON
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