A Boston Globe poll to be released today shows Hart with a 41 to 29 percent lead over Mondale, and Hart is expected to profit from a large inflow of financial and volunteer support after his two stunning victories.
The one fly in Hart's ointment is former mentor McGovern, who carried only Massachusetts in his 1972 presidential bid.
McGovern made light of Hart's "new ideas for the future" theme at the dinner, paraphrasing pop artist Andy Warhol, "In the future everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes."
McGovern, who received the biggest ovations of the evening, compared the Presidential race to a horse race, accusing his opponents of spending too much time "handicapping" each other.
"The issue is not the horse race," McGovern said. "It's the arms race versus the human race. So when you get into that voting booth March 13th, don't horse around."
Jackson joked about the barbs flying between the two front-runners, saying. "Hart and Mondale cancel each other out. Vote for me."
Glenn did not attend last night's function