President Johnson
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« on: August 28, 2020, 01:28:20 PM » |
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1976. If Ford avoided the debate gaffe about Soviet domination and picked a stronger vice presidential candidate, he would have won. I always felt that dumping Rocky was a terrible mistake (and Ford later admitted it). He would have given the ticket a boost in the North East and carried New York. Rockefeller also appealed to liberal and black voters in a way few others in his party did. Ironically, Ronald Reagan himself would have been a better running mate than Bob Dole. He would have helped in the South, which could have made the difference. Furthermore, since Ford was constantly gaining in polls from August onward, he may have won anyway if the election was held just a week or ten days later.
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