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• Mr. Reagan says he's engaged in "quiet diplomacy" with the Soviets, and we gather that means more than that he's simply turned the volume down on his hearing aid.
  A new poll shows most Democrats want a Mondale-Hart ticket....
• Gary Hart is under pressure to give in and support Fritz Mondale.
  It would be a nice gesture, but is there time between now and November to take back everything he's said?...
• Gerry Ferraro is proving a more exciting campaigner than Fritz Mondale.
  To have avoided that, Mr. Mondale would have had to run with, uh, Mr. Mondale....
• Mr. Mondale plans to kick off his campaign in the South, it's reported.
  To this ticket, however, the South may mean South Bend....
• Our friend Orly says he figures Mr. Mondale put Ms.
  Ferraro on the ticket just to help him skirt more issues....
• Maybe Fritz Mondale, under increasing pressure to pick a woman running mate, could satisfy everyone by naming Lee Hart.
• A poll shows most folks think Mr. Mondale chose Ms.
  Ferraro because of pressure from women's groups. Sounds like a put down of the Italian-American, Catholic and size 7 shoe lobbies....
• A quiet movement to dump Bert Lance developed at the convention.
  And we'll be interested to see if it's possible for Mr....
• Gary Hart won 28 primaries or caucuses, compared with 24 for Fritz Mondale, it turned out.
  It reinforces our belief that the Democrats should nominate Uncommitted....