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I know that in otl the popular vote margin between him and Nixon was narrow, less than 1 %
I am guessing that a more sensible Police policy by Daley at the convention combined with a rumour that Nixon's people were trying to de-rail Vietnam negotiations (which I believe they in fact were)
Does he have any option but to carry on in South East Asia or be seen to 'lose' Vietnam