1956: nixon dumped.

[WalterMitty]

in 1956, president eisenhower drops nixon from the ticket.  the two were never particularly close.  ike encourages nixon to go back to california and run for governor.

eisenhower selects sec of defense and former general motors ceo, charlie wilson as his vp running mate.

the eisenhower/wilson ticket has little trouble defeating the ticket of stevenson/kefauver.

he do these events affect the 1960 race?

[WalterMitty]

president eisenhower spends most of 1959 trying to convince his younger brother milton to run for the presidency.  milton wants no part of it and refuses him every time.

by early 1960, eisenhower reluctantly supports his vice president, charlie wilson, who is itching to run.

with eisenhower's public support, wilson makes quick work of liberal new york governor, nelson rockefeller in the primaries.

after being nominated at the convention, the american public wonders who wilson will select as his running mate.  most frequently mentioned are rockefeller, sec of state christian herter, and even former vice president nixon (who opted not to run for california governor in 1958).

wilson surprises everyone by selecting the head of the cia, allen dulles as his running mate.  dulles has a reputation as being a social animal and a ladies man.

on the democrat side, young massachusetts democrat, john kennedy decides to sit out the race.  publically he declines to run do to family obligations.  however. the real reason he doesnt enter the race is due to his poor health, which is a closely guarded secret.

the democrats nominate senate majority leader, lyndon johnson.  lbj selects liberal california governor, pat brown as his running mate.

any maps on how this race would turn out?

[WalterMitty]

okay, winfield,  let me expand this scenario, what if the dixiecrats ran a third party ticket of strom thurmond/john stennis?