Reluctant Republican
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« on: July 31, 2007, 10:34:42 PM » |
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Hey all. I’ve been wondering about 1964 recently and hope you’ll all be willing to entertain a scenario for me.
In 1960, Nixon gets the nomination and picks Lodge for his running mate. Kennedy also gets the nomination, but picks Hubert Humphrey as his VP. Let’s say that due to a gaffe on Nixon’s part, Kennedy still wins narrowly. Kennedy still dies, leaving Humphrey as president, but everything before and after his assassination stays the same, meaning the civil rights act is still proposed, and passed. Humphrey decides to run in 1964, and picks Oregon senator Wayne Morse as his running mate. Goldwater gets the nod on the Republican side, and picks Bill Miller as his running mate. [I doubt he would do this, but this goes with the question I’m about to ask.]
I’ve always wondered how much better Goldwater would if the civil rights act still passed and there was no southerner on the Democratic ticket. Obviously, Goldwater’s not going to win, but in this scenario, how much would he improve on his RL performance? Could he sweep the south, and would there be any other areas of the country [besides Arizona] where he would have a chance at winning a state? Thanks.
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