1968
JohnFKennedy:
What if, in 1968, George Wallace had almost swept the South, picking up the states he did (Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia) along with South Carolina, North Carolina and Tennessee?
Would we have seen a major third party emerge?
JohnFKennedy:
In other words, if this happened:
Nixon 270
Humphrey 191
Wallace 77
Michael Z:
I don't see how a few states could have made such a huge difference. Sure, Wallace would have picked up the whole South, but does that really mean anything?
JohnFKennedy:
Quote from: Michael Z on April 09, 2004, 02:04:57 PM
I don't see how a few states could have made such a huge difference. Sure, Wallace would have picked up the whole South, but does that really mean anything?
Just curious on people's views. If he had done so well I think things may have been different.
Beefalow and the Consumer:
Quote from: JohnFKennedy on April 09, 2004, 12:57:22 PM
What if, in 1968, George Wallace had almost swept the South, picking up the states he did (Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia) along with South Carolina, North Carolina and Tennessee?
Would we have seen a major third party emerge?
No. In 1968-72 Nixon would have pursued the Southern Strategy on Steroids, setting back Civil Rights about 10 years. Moderate northern (Rockefeller) Repubicans would become alienated and jump the aisle to the Democrats. The Republicans are further undermined by Vietnam and Watergate.
Rockefeller/Mondale win in 76, carrying the entire country except for the South. Mondale becomes President in 1979 when Rockefeller dies. High taxes and inflation wear down on the American people, and Reagan is able to bring Western Republicans back into the fold in 1980. He wins, and history resumes its normal course.
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