'68 Democratic primaries: why did Kennedy win South Dakota and Nebraska?

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I can't speak for South Dakota in 1968, but I know Kennedy campaigned pretty hard in Nebraska and did quite well with the rural Catholic vote. I believe RFK won Omaha, which combined with the rural vote is a guaranteed win in NE. McCarthy won in Lincoln and in a few rural areas and I have no explanation why on the later. FWIW, Ted Kennedy won several counties in the 1980 primary in eastern NE over Carter. I think Ted may actually have won South Dakota that year. 

Does anyone have a Kennedy/Carter '80 primary map of the states?

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I can't speak for South Dakota in 1968, but I know Kennedy campaigned pretty hard in Nebraska and did quite well with the rural Catholic vote. I believe RFK won Omaha, which combined with the rural vote is a guaranteed win in NE. McCarthy won in Lincoln and in a few rural areas and I have no explanation why on the later. FWIW, Ted Kennedy won several counties in the 1980 primary in eastern NE over Carter. I think Ted may actually have won South Dakota that year. 

Does anyone have a Kennedy/Carter '80 primary map of the states?

Nevermind, wikipedia has everything these days.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)_presidential_primaries,_1980