What would have happened if RFK managed to survive/wasn't assassinated in Los Angeles and faced off against Nixon (assuming he also won the nomination)?
Do you think Nixon would have beaten RFK?
Do you think Nixon would have beaten RFK?
I don't see RFK pulling it off in 1968. It's not like he would have gotten more Wallace or Nixon Democrats to stay with the party.
Believe it or not, many Robert Kennedy supporters actually went over to George Wallace after the assassination.
Believe it or not, many Robert Kennedy supporters actually went over to George Wallace after the assassination.
3.7% could have made a big difference, IMO.
Yeah. He supported HHH with all his might. But he still prefers Kennedy over Nixon.LBJ was absolutely paranoid about being seen as the "accident" book-ended between the Kennedys.
He would have done everything he could to sabotage an RFK campaign in 68.
the same was true of Eugene McCarthy primary voters; quite a few went over to wallace. people were voting for him and switched to Wallace because they were both anti-establishment candidatesReally? That's surprising. Doesn't seem like they had much in common by 1968. (The 1950s Wallace was a lot more like RFK but after losing an election he decided to become a race baiter.)
the same was true of Eugene McCarthy primary voters; quite a few went over to wallace. people were voting for him and switched to Wallace because they were both anti-establishment candidates
it's kinda like the bernie supporter who voted gary johnson in the general despite them being on the polar opposite of the ideological spectrum
Yeah. He supported HHH with all his might. But he still prefers Kennedy over Nixon.