1968 Party Nominations

[Lumine]

Nixon/Hatfield!

[Maxwell]

Nixon/Hatfield!

I'm amused by how conflicting that ticket is. Hatfield was so principled, while Nixon was so go along to get along.

[Oak Hills]

McCarthy/RFK

[Lumine]

Nixon/Hatfield!

I'm amused by how conflicting that ticket is. Hatfield was so principled, while Nixon was so go along to get along.

I think I chose them because of that. I just like Nixon, and in this timeline he hasn't lost an election to John Kennedy or made shadowy decisions while VP (I suppose he might be less paranoid thanks to that). Besides, just in the case he were to have a Watergate-Style scandal, Hatfield would a great choice to fill the post.

[Maxwell]

Nixon/Hatfield!

I'm amused by how conflicting that ticket is. Hatfield was so principled, while Nixon was so go along to get along.

I think I chose them because of that. I just like Nixon, and in this timeline he hasn't lost an election to John Kennedy or made shadowy decisions while VP (I suppose he might be less paranoid thanks to that). Besides, just in the case he were to have a Watergate-Style scandal, Hatfield would a great choice to fill the post.

True, but back when he was Senator of California, the guy was very close to McCarthy territory, and he might've gotten bonked on that if he had more time in the Senate.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Nixon/Hatfield!

I'm amused by how conflicting that ticket is. Hatfield was so principled, while Nixon was so go along to get along.

I think I chose them because of that. I just like Nixon, and in this timeline he hasn't lost an election to John Kennedy or made shadowy decisions while VP (I suppose he might be less paranoid thanks to that). Besides, just in the case he were to have a Watergate-Style scandal, Hatfield would a great choice to fill the post.

True, but back when he was Senator of California, the guy was very close to McCarthy territory, and he might've gotten bonked on that if he had more time in the Senate.

Nixon was a smart cookie who knew when to drop it, and if he didn't, he'd learn fast and get his act together. I figure by this point he's moved to the center on a number of domestic policy issues while broadening his foreign policy horizons. While denied a spot on the national ticket numerous times, he's risen as a potential appointee for Secretary of State. Meanwhile, without presidential aspirations, his paranoia has calmed somewhat, since he's not such a target and therefore has less to fear. However, Nixon will be Nixon. Not sure how far that would be taken. Depends.

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Are the Republicans really considering the President who said, and I quote: "If the President does it, that means it is not illegal"? I don't care if he's less paranoid, I still wouldn't vote for him for dog catcher.

Also, he bombed Laos and Cambodia.

[Napoleon]

McCarthy/McGovern!

[#CriminalizeSobriety]

McCarthy/Hoff

[Maxwell]

Are the Republicans really considering the President who said, and I quote: "If the President does it, that means it is not illegal"? I don't care if he's less paranoid, I still wouldn't vote for him for dog catcher.

Also, he bombed Laos and Cambodia.

If Dems are willing to nominate LBJ, I don't see why not. I hate Nixon as a President, personally, but honestly.

[Dr. Cynic]

Humphrey\Don't care

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Are the Republicans really considering the President who said, and I quote: "If the President does it, that means it is not illegal"? I don't care if he's less paranoid, I still wouldn't vote for him for dog catcher.

Also, he bombed Laos and Cambodia.

If Dems are willing to nominate LBJ, I don't see why not. I hate Nixon as a President, personally, but honestly.

Are you saying that LBJ is as bad as Nixon?

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Are the Republicans really considering the President who said, and I quote: "If the President does it, that means it is not illegal"? I don't care if he's less paranoid, I still wouldn't vote for him for dog catcher.

Also, he bombed Laos and Cambodia.

If Dems are willing to nominate LBJ, I don't see why not. I hate Nixon as a President, personally, but honestly.

Are you saying that LBJ is as bad as Nixon?

From my own perspective, I would say "not quite". Both definitely ran awful smear campaign against their opponents when going for re-election. Both basically concocted prosperity in time for re-election, but the late seventies taught us how that ended up. Johnson however was just lured into Vietnam while lying about it. Nixon stayed in Vietnam while lying about it and purposefully extended it to not just after 1968, but all the way to after the 1972 election. Quite a well played and malevolent political trick.

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

McGovern/Morse

[tmthforu94]

I think my choice should be very obvious here.

[SUSAN CRUSHBONE]

Voted for McCarthy before reading all the Republican candidates.
Volpe/Brooke 1968!

[jpj1421]

Kennedy/Smathers

Or

Anyone/Kennedy.

[Donerail]

Kennedy/Smathers

Are you aware that George Smathers is known all over Washington as a shameless extrovert? Not only that, but this man is reliably reported to practice nepotism with his sister-in-law, he has a brother who is a known homo sapiens, and he has a sister who was once a thespian in wicked New York. Worst of all, it is an established fact that Mr. Smathers, before his marriage, habitually practiced celibacy.

Yeah, let's not have Smathers.

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Kennedy/Smathers

Are you aware that George Smathers is known all over Washington as a shameless extrovert? Not only that, but this man is reliably reported to practice nepotism with his sister-in-law, he has a brother who is a known homo sapiens, and he has a sister who was once a thespian in wicked New York. Worst of all, it is an established fact that Mr. Smathers, before his marriage, habitually practiced celibacy.

Yeah, let's not have Smathers.

In all seriousness, though, he did oppose civil rights. He signed the Southern Manifesto, though what with the performance of Unpledged Electors in '64 I doubt many people would care

[OAM]

Anywho, on the off chance RFK wins the nomination, my VP pick is a bit nebulous.  Bayh would be good, because it'd be an interesting diversion from the people that actually ran.  Other than that, I'd be happy with anyone BUT McGovern.  From what I've read of him, the man had little independent thinking capacity.  Yes, his positions were good, but he was a little too "follow the leader" for my tastes.

[OAM]

Oh, and also while I like LBJ, I'm concerned about his health by this point.  If he'd ran and won in 68 IRL, he likely would have died before his term was up.  As it was, it was less than a year (by a large margin) that he died after his term would have been up.

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

2 1/2 hours left!

[Antonio the Sixth]

So we have a tie on the GOP side? Wow.

And almost had one on the Dem side too. Fortunately I voted for McGovern!

[OAM]

I think this calls for run offs

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Runoff time! I assume it's Kennedy v. McCarthy v. McGovern and Romney v. Goldwater v. Nixon.