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This has probably been done before, but Goldwater being one of my favorite figures from the latter half of the 20th century I figured I'd give it a shot.

The idea I have has two major PODs: first, Goldwater's people force him to take a moderate VP (Scranton perhaps as Rockefeller is considered damaged goods) to counterbalance his perceived extremism and retain the Northeast. Second, LBJ's infamous "Daisy" ad backfires and allows Goldwater to paint him as an irrational fearmonger.

Plausible? Possible?

EDIT: should say '64, messed up in my head there.
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