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Winfield
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1968
Barry Goldwater does not run for President in 1964, believing he has a better chance of being elected President in 1968. In 1968, Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona defeats Richard Nixon to win the GOP Presidential nomination. (In 1964, Democratic President Lyndon Johnson defeated Republican Senator Clifford Case of NJ in the Presidential election.)
In an effort to appeal to moderates in the Republican Party and in the country, Goldwater chooses "a great American," former Pennsylvania Governor, 1963-1967, William Scranton for Vice President. Scranton agrees to run as Vice President, describing Goldwater as "a man of courage and conviction."
Both Goldwater and Scranton pledge to "bring unity to the nation."
The Republican Party closes ranks and unites behind the Goldwater/Scranton ticket.
The Democrats nominate Vice President Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota for President, and Humphrey chooses Senator Edmund Muskie of Maine for Vice President.
The American Independent Party nominates former Alabama Governor George Wallace for President and former General Curtis Lemay of Ohio for Vice President.
How does this election of 1968 turn out?
Maps?
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