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I stumbled upon an rather interesting article on CNN today on some possiblites about What If Marting Luther King Had Lived http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/03/mlk.what.if.king.lived.ap/index.html

This in particular caught my fancy...
1967, King was being courted by the "New Left" to make a third-party run for president on an anti-war ticket with the renowned pediatrician, Dr. Benjamin Spock. FBI wiretaps reveal that King gave serious thought to running, but ultimately decided that his role lay outside the political arena.

Now...What If King did decide to run with Dr. Benjamin Spock to run on an Third Party(Anti-War) in 68. What Kind of Impact would the ticket have as a whole? Could the two generate enough support to where they could be on the primary ballots? Would a Canidancy prevent an assasination attempt? Might LBJ consider staying in the race? Or does RFK still run as well? I just found this as an intresting POD that hasnt really been discussed here?
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