Geroge Wallace wins 1968 nomination ? what happens next?
...And '76He did win the nomination--of the American Independent Party. It was 1972 (and 1964) when he ran as a Democrat.
Anyways, I'll try to answer for '64, 72, and '76.
1964: Goldwater v. Wallace?? RFK and Rockefeller run on a combined third-party ticket and win based off sympathy, plurality, and Rockefeller able to fund a great campaign. I should do this in PE!
1972: McGovern runs third party. The Dems lose every state and the Progressives win DC.
1976: Wallace could actually win this one. Sure, McCarthy wins more votes, but after Watergate people want someone as anti-establishment as Wallace. His populist speeches and not screwing up like Carter give him a slim win. However, he is defeated by EMK in the '80 primaries.
Yeah, but I still say a Prog ticket is formed unless McGovern/Church/Christom/??? is his VPWallace could actually win 72. He had the folksy charm and had already abandoned Segregationism. But probably would have had a better bet at the bottom of a Humphrey compromise ticket admittedly
Yeah sureYeah, but I still say a Prog ticket is formed unless McGovern/Church/Christom/??? is his VP
Geroge Wallace wins 1968 nomination ? what happens next?
Well, one thing for certain: He gets defeated by Rihcard Nixon.