Presuming that the US involvement in Vietnam remains at the 1963 level or, at the very least, that US combat troops are not dispatched to South Vietnam in 1965 and later years, how would the 1968 election go?
Without Vietnam, LBJ's path to the Democratic nomination would likely be as smooth as in 1964, but there would still be the backlash against the civil rights movement and legislation. How good would Johnson's chances for victory be, and what might the electoral map look like?
Without Vietnam, LBJ's path to the Democratic nomination would likely be as smooth as in 1964, but there would still be the backlash against the civil rights movement and legislation. How good would Johnson's chances for victory be, and what might the electoral map look like?