Timeline: Nixon defeats Kennedy in 1960

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Lastly, Here's a list of all the close races.

States decided by less than 1%

Ohio, 0.43%

States decided by between 1-5%

New York, 1.46%
Hawaii, 1.53%
West Virginia, 2.42%
Maryland, 2.57%
Connecticut, 2.99%
New Jersey, 3.04%
Michigan, 3.15%
Wisconsin, 3.27%
Illinois, 3.39%

States decided by between 5-10%

Minnesota, 5.11%
California, 5.56%
Pennsylvania, 6.39% (tipping point state)
Delaware, 7.12%
Washington, 7.35%
Iowa, 7.62%
Colorado, 8.94%
Oregon, 9.33%
New Mexico, 9.60%
Nevada, 9.91%

[Morgan Kingsley]

Even as a write on with 4 percent, I genuinely believe Wallace would have at least snagged Alabama and Mississippi by pularities

[538Electoral]

January 1965: Nixon inaugurated for a second term with modest approval.

Approval: 52%
Disapproval: 46%

[OSR stands with Israel]

How did he win such a large landslide with approvals in the low 50s , it should be at least 58-59% for a landslide to happen.

Also it looks like a Conservative Great Society will pass now

[538Electoral]

How did he win such a large landslide with approvals in the low 50s , it should be at least 58-59% for a landslide to happen.

Also it looks like a Conservative Great Society will pass now

The October Surprise greatly lowered public opinion of Humphrey who had a 34% approval on election day.

[538Electoral]

Will update soon.