What Would 1960's George Wallace think of today's world?

I am wondering what 1960's George Wallace would think about the world we live in today. Remember it's pro-segregation Wallace.
 
You make the answer pretty obvious in your post. A white man from the deep south who supported segregation...he wouldn't be happy about the fact that America is only 70% white (65% if you exclude white hispanics). I think he'd just straight up have a heart attack and die again.
 
He would think whatever helped him get elected. He was possibly the most unprincipled politician in our nation's history.

As a circuit court judge, he ordered opposing council to address J.L. Chestnut as Mr. Chestnut, just as they would a white opposing council. After losing the 1958 gubernatorial race, in which he ran a Big Jim Folsom style non-racist campaign, Wallace swore he would never be out(black)ed again. When he needed black votes to get elected, he suddenly loooooooved his black brothers and sisters.
 
You make the answer pretty obvious in your post. A white man from the deep south who supported segregation...he wouldn't be happy about the fact that America is only 70% white (65% if you exclude white hispanics). I think he'd just straight up have a heart attack and die again.
Maybe.
He would think whatever helped him get elected. He was possibly the most unprincipled politician in our nation's history.

As a circuit court judge, he ordered opposing council to address J.L. Chestnut as Mr. Chestnut, just as they would a white opposing council. After losing the 1958 gubernatorial race, in which he ran a Big Jim Folsom style non-racist campaign, Wallace swore he would never be out(black)ed again. When he needed black votes to get elected, he suddenly loooooooved his black brothers and sisters.
He probably still held them until his death. But his 1960's self. Also what would he think about more African-Americans in sports and on TV?
 
Maybe.

He probably still held them until his death. But his 1960's self. Also what would he think about more African-Americans in sports and on TV?

If he had Gray's Sports Almanac back then, he would say it was terrible. If he stepped out of a DeLorean today, he would say the progress was wonderful and segregation was a terrible mistake.
 
He would think whatever helped him get elected. He was possibly the most unprincipled politician in our nation's history.

As a circuit court judge, he ordered opposing council to address J.L. Chestnut as Mr. Chestnut, just as they would a white opposing council. After losing the 1958 gubernatorial race, in which he ran a Big Jim Folsom style non-racist campaign, Wallace swore he would never be out(black)ed again. When he needed black votes to get elected, he suddenly loooooooved his black brothers and sisters.


Sounds a lot like Huey Long. Didn't Huey say that if he were campaigning in the North "We'd claim part n----r in us to get the n----r vote"?
 
I think it would be meh.

According to wiki...

During Wallace's final term as governor (1983–1987) he made a record number of black appointments to state positions,[59] including, for the first time, two black people as members in the same cabinet.

So if he was personally responsible for increasing the number of African Americans in government, I doubt he would get overly offended by seeing more black outfielders and game-show hosts.

What might be interesting is his views on other social issues. I remember an interview with him from the early 90s, in which he stated that he did NOT vote for Bill Clinton, and, when asked how Clinton could do a better job of governing, said something like "I don't think he should push things like gays in the military."
 
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