Jeremy Lin
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I wonder what would have happened if Kennedy had ran earlier in 72' when he had momentum on his side and Liberal was not a dirty word in this country?
I wonder what would have happened if Kennedy had ran earlier in 72' when he had momentum on his side and Liberal was not a dirty word in this country?
I wonder what would have happened if Kennedy had ran earlier in 72' when he had momentum on his side and Liberal was not a dirty word in this country?
Ariosto is right Muskie is the beet running mate he is respected and Catholic. I would also have Wallace avoid being shot and run as the American Independent Party. The Nixon massive efforts to sabotage McGovern and Wallace become public knowledge. Nixon 46 percent, McGovern 43 percent Wallace 9 percent.
He was still the candidate of "abortion, amnesty, and acid". He wins Rhode Island and Minnesota, but nothing else. Maybe New York and South Dakota.
George Wallace isn't going to go Third Party, he had already privately given Nixon his word he wouldn't, and he really doesn't have anything to gain by trying to replicate his strategy from '68.
I think Wallace had his fingers crossed behind his back when he said that to Nixon. a a Another big help to McGovern would be the Agnew scandal happening a year early.
I think Wallace would have preferred to run a surrogate rather than himself. It doesn't exactly bode well for his chances if he appears to run as an Independent every time he doesn't get the Democratic Nomination.
He would have run if the race was close. But McGovern got it...
We're getting a bit far afield here. The original premise was a lack of the Eagleton fiasco, ostensibly as a result of the choice of a different VP candidate. Confining the (subjective) analysis to that single POD, I'd have to say that about all it would do would be to mitigate the GOP landslide modestly. McGovern's stances were a bit much to swallow for much of the electorate, and Nixon had the strong advantage of incumbency. I could see perhaps adding a few states to McGovern's total (perhaps RI, CT, HI, MN) but on the whole, Nixon pretty much still wins in a walk.
Wasn't Ted Kennedy McGovern's first choice, but he (Teddy) wanted nothing to do with it? Not sure if that would have changed anything. Chapiquidick would still be pretty fresh, and honestly Teddy lacks the "star" power that his brothers had. Futhermore, are people really going to vote based on the bottom of the ticket anyway.