Question About Hubert Humphrey And 1968

[Gustaf]

Humphrey finished 2nd in 5 Southern states, just as many as he finished 3rd in. The point still stands though - he was dead in the South no matter what. I don't know whether there were any good Midwestern candidates at the time, but that is obviously what he would have needed since 1968, like most recent elections in US history, was decided in the Midwest.