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WI it were decided by the Communist leadership not to take this particular step.

One difference would be the South Vietnamese communists would be more powerful . Any overthrow would be less of a Northern takeover than in otl.

The other would be to make Eugene McCarthy's campaign much less effective and probably prevent RFK from running.

I think LBJ might have run. If he did there would have been no ambiguity in his wish to defeat tricky dicky. Some way or other the outragous machinations of the Nixon machine in wrecking Peace talks woudl have come out.

LBJ would be re-elected.

Given his health how long would he have lived?

What is the eventual result in Vietnam?
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