Broken America: A Wikibox 1964 TL

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1964 Republican Party Presidential Primaries
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    1964 Republican Party Presidential Primaries​

    The leading candidates for the Republican nomination in 1964 were Senator Barry Goldwater from Arizona and Governor Nelson Rockefeller from New York, and other candidates with smaller and regional support. Goldwater representing the conservative faction of the party, and Rockefeller to moderate.

    The first state to vote was New Hampshire, where the number of moderate voters was much larger than the conservatives, but Goldwater had high hopes of winning due to the division of the moderate vote between Rockefeller, Henry Cabot Lodge and Richard Nixon, the last two candidates they were not official.

    The day before the primary the news that Lodge had withdrawn his name from Oregon ballot sent to New Hampshire voters the message that the former Senator from Massachusetts would not enter campaign for the nomination. With the withdrawal of Lodge moderates voted in large numbers for Rockefeller, handing him a great victory.

    In the rest of the primaries Rockefeller and Goldwater were winning most states, not directly face to face. The first and last dispute between the two would come in the great state of California. In surveys by May Goldwater maintained a plurality of votes, but with most of the other candidates giving up, research began to show a tie between the two with 47-47.

    On June 2 the results came out slowly, first showing Rockefeller winning the state, after Goldwater. When the day ended up a winner had not yet been declared. The next morning Rockefeller had passed again Goldwater and held a narrow advantage. Little by little the difference between the two was decreasing until close to 3 June Rockefeller was declared the winner with 50.01% of the votes against 49.99% for Goldwater.

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    The Goldwater campaign demanded a recount, which further decreases the difference, but keeping Rockefeller in the lead. With the victory in California Rockefeller secured the Republican nomination in the 1st ballot.

    Rockefeller offered his running mate first wave to Nixon, who refused to be Vice-President again. The post was then offered to the Governor of Michigan George W. Romney.
     
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    • CanadianTory

    CanadianTory

    Rockefeller won't win, and his defeat may embolden the conservative wing. Plus picking Romney is going to piss them off even more. It might even cause a third party bid.
     

    AdrianoChika

    Gonzo said:
    Oh - very nice! :D
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    Pericles said:
    Mmmm. Seems interesting. Want more.
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    Thank you! Democratic primaries soon!

    CanadianTory said:
    Rockefeller won't win, and his defeat may embolden the conservative wing. Plus picking Romney is going to piss them off even more. It might even cause a third party bid.
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    Rockefeller, not even having the best chance of winning, still has a simpler way than Goldwater. And the choice of his deputy probably further enrage conservatives. About a third party, the Democratic primary will be posted soon.:D
     
    1964 Democratic Party presidential primaries
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    1964 Democratic Party presidential primaries​

    The murder of President Kennedy on November 22, 1963 shocked the country, covering the Democratic party with an aura of excitement, and a great sympathy for the late president and his vice who had assumed the presidency, Lyndon B. Johnson.

    No one expected a competitive primary on the Democratic side, with the only candidate being declared the segregationist and racist governor of Alabama George Wallace, who with his populist speech conquered Southern whites. Even though Wallace won some state, Johnson's nomination was assured.

    Everyone thought so until the news that President Johnson refused to name the brother of the late President Kennedy, the US Attorney General Bobby Kennedy as his running mate. First it was speculated that Bobby would run for the Senate from New York, but surprised everyone by declaring his run to replace his brother.

    The only candidate who most would evoke the image of the late President Kennedy that his vice president was his brother. The advisors of President Johnson warned that even if defeat Bobby, the president would lose the sympathy gained due to the murder.

    Two days later, President Johnson announced the nation: not seek re-election to a full term and would be a president for only one year.

    The first state to vote was New Hampshire, where Bobby won in a landslide, with President Johnson and Wallace received a few votes. In the second state, Wisconsin, in the north, Wallace surprised to get more than 30% of the vote. In spite of it Bobby swept the next three states to vote in Illinois, New Jersey and Massachusetts.

    On May 5, the unthinkable occurred, Wallace won the Indiana state with a small margin of 51-49 on Kennedy. On the same day Bobby won Ohio, but the aura of invulnerability had been broken.

    Inspired by the victory in Indiana Governor Wallace passed next week in West Virginia and Nebraska, states would vote on 12 May, while Kennedy already concentrated in Maryland, Florida and California, the big states would vote at the end of May and beginning of June.

    Wallace's strategy worked and the primary May 12 he won both states. Bobby Kennedy denied that it messed up your campaign and cited research that showed lead in all neighboring states. Three days later in Oregon, Kennedy won by tight margin of 56-44.

    The day before the Maryland primary research indicated Bobby a narrow victory of 51-49, but on 18 May Wallace held a big rally calling the white people of Maryland to vote for him and defeat the black supporters of Kennedy. The strategy worked and segregationist Southern governor won almost 95% of the white vote, winning the state by 53-46.

    After the defeat in the Maryland Kenendy campaign began considering Florida's southern state as lost. But three days before the state go to the polls claims that Wallace was a member of the Ku Klux Klan appeared in several newspapers. The news was later considered only a rumor, and the Kennedy campaign always denied being responsible for the disclosure.

    But the damage to the Wallace campaign was done, he lost Florida by 56-40 and had a poor performance in California. The presidential ambition of Wallace had been unsuccessful and another Kennedy would be appointed by the Democratic Party.

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    For his running mate Kennedy first saw Wallace, but then dismissed the idea. Then he thought about naming Albert Rosellini, but this would play out throughout the South, because never would support two Catholic on the ticket. Finally Bobby decided to invite the governor of the state who had given him the first defeat in the primaries: Matthew E. Welsh, Governor of Indiana.
     
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    King of the Uzbeks

    Gonzo said:
    What... A few things. How does Wallace lose Florida? LBJ get's destroyed - how? :confused:
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    Well Johnson doubted his run early in, he ran through proxy's IOTL, but once he's in he's probably going to fight. He's the only person who could stand up to Kennedy in '64. Wallace wasn't on the Florida ballot. That said its odd that he won Indiana, Nebraska, South Dakota and West Virginia. The former he had a definite cap, and IOTL he only made it close because it was an LBJ Proxy against him. Against a full campaign he can't win. The latter 3 he wasn't on the ballot, but I assume that he's just reciving unpledged delegates from there.
     

    AdrianoChika

    King of the Uzbeks said:
    Well…[THREAD=383716]This is awkward[/THREAD]. But very good writing and very good wikiboxes.
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    :( But thank you

    Kurt_Steiner said:
    Amazing...
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    Thanks

    Gonzo said:
    What... A few things. How does Wallace lose Florida? LBJ get's destroyed - how? :confused:
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    fjihr said:
    A popular incumbent is not gonna lose.
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    King of the Uzbeks said:
    Well Johnson doubted his run early in, he ran through proxy's IOTL, but once he's in he's probably going to fight. He's the only person who could stand up to Kennedy in '64. Wallace wasn't on the Florida ballot. That said its odd that he won Indiana, Nebraska, South Dakota and West Virginia. The former he had a definite cap, and IOTL he only made it close because it was an LBJ Proxy against him. Against a full campaign he can't win. The latter 3 he wasn't on the ballot, but I assume that he's just reciving unpledged delegates from there.
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    What King of The Uzbeks said. LBJ decided not to run when RFK announced his candidacy .
     
    1964 AIP Convention
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    1964 AIP Convention​

    After his defeat in the Democratic primary Governor Wallace returned to his state with a bitter taste in the mouth: he almost succeeded. As he thought and imagined the possibilities if he had won, an idea came to mind.

    The next day the governor summoned his allies in Alabama and introduced them to his idea. During the week messages were exchanged with the Democratic delegations of Mississippi, Georgia, South Carolina, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina, Kentucky and Virginia. The preparations began to be made, the South would have his moment. Wallace would create a party.

    The announcement of the creation of the AIP, American Independent Party has shaken the Democratic candidate's plans Bobby Kennedy, the party that traditionally won the South. The Party Convention was scheduled for the end of September, and were invited Democrats delegations from most of the southern states.

    Some time after the announcement of the AIP creation a tempting idea came in Wallace's mind. There was another southern conservative who felt that the northerners moderates had stolen his appointment. The Goldwater's defeat by less 0.01% in California that made him miss the appointment still had a grudge Rockefeller.

    Wallace did not think twice. Invited Goldwater and the Arizona Republican delegation to the AIP convention. Goldwater received the invitation with fear, but his anger eventually make him accept. The Republican condition was that some Republican delegations of the Southern states were also invited, in addition to the Republican delegation of California. Wallace accepted, also inviting the Democratic delegation from California and Maryland, invitation which both declined, although some delegates appear.

    When he arrived the Convention Wallace's candidacy for president was not even contested. The surprise came when Wallace indicated Barry Goldwater for his running mate. While the surprise was in charge of all, the convention was briefly suspended.

    Wallace and Goldwater met, the Democratic exposing the benefits of the idea, the Republican challenging that if a plate was formed he should be the president, because lost for much less votes. Wallace objected saying he had been appointed president by the party. Finally Goldwater accepted.

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    AIP Convention left the Wallace / Goldwater ticket, what the newspapers call "the most conservative ticket since slavery had been abolished."
     
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