Would RFK have still run? Would Johnson run unlike OTL? What would the convention be like?
LBJ gets the Democratic Nomination and Nixon narrowly beats him by a margin similar to 1968 OTL.
Humphrey ITTL could very well end up the nominee in 1972 if Johnson takes the fall in '68.
Johnson's poll numbers were still higher than Carter's in 1980 IRC and Carter still ran, I also don't see how LBJ would sit it out without McCarthy running and doing as well as he did. I don't think RFK would run without McCarthy running either, so who else would run?Nah. Johnson was just too hated to nearly win.
Humphrey will likely be associated with the 1968 defeat, so I doubt it.
I think we could very well see a New South candidate like Terry Sanford win the nomination in 1972.
Johnson's poll numbers were still higher than Carter's in 1980 IRC and Carter still ran, I also don't see how LBJ would sit it out without McCarthy running and doing as well as he did. I don't think RFK would run without McCarthy running either, so who else would run?
Fair point on Humphrey, maybe this scenario produces enough of a butterfly for RFK to not get assassinated and run in 1972 or 1976, and win the nomination.