Would Gov. George Wallace Have Endorsed Donald Trump?

[Podgy the Bear]

Coming from a different era, most Southerners of Wallace's type looked at the Republican Party as the rich man's party--and though they voted increasingly Republican at the national level, they continued to support Democrats at the state level.  I suspect that Wallace would have looked Trump with resentment and not necessarily admiration.

Wallace's endorsement of Robert Dole in 1996 was largely because of Dole's military background (and Clinton's lack thereof) and the fact that they both served in WWII--it was an interview with Larry King (you can see it on You Tube).   

According to Wallace's biography, there was some talk in 1972 about a Humphrey-Wallace ticket--first to stave off the George McGovern nomination and then perhaps the most formidable ticket to go against Richard Nixon that  year.  Apparently, Wallace was receptive and willing to consider it--but not Humphrey.