WI: LBJ assassinated in July 1968?

there was a lot of instability in our timeline because MLK and RFK were shot earlier that year...would the president being shot as well cause some sort of collapse or revolt?
 
No revolt, any more than the protests that were already happening. But there would be much more support for a stronger Gun Control Act of 1968, which already had the support of the NRA. The biggest change would be that incumbent President Humphrey would have a better chance of winning.
 
The biggest change would be that incumbent President Humphrey would have a better chance of winning.

I think Humphrey definitely wins due to incumbency advantage and the sympathy vote. (Ironically this was a big part of LBJ's landslide in 1964). 1968 was already quite close. Those two factors alone would peoproba be enough to swing the election to HHH.
 
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