Question About Hubert Humphrey And 1968

[gorkay]

Muskie was actually a strong candidate and a good campaigner, and probably helped the ticket win votes in virtually every state. He was probably as good a selection as anyone else would have been. Picking someone from another, larger state or another region wouldn't necessarily have translated into a net gain in EV... it doesn't always work that way, especially in the larger states.

[gorkay]

It's been speculated on a lot since 1968 whether southern Democrats, in a House-decided election, would have gone for party or ideology. Or maybe they would just have gone with whichever side offered them the best deal.