Why did Hubert Humphrey win the state of Washington in 1968?
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« on: December 14, 2023, 12:10:06 PM »
Did this have something to do with Henry Jackson?
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« Reply #1 on: December 14, 2023, 08:40:19 PM »
Strong labor movement.
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« Reply #2 on: December 14, 2023, 11:44:59 PM »
Unions and the war industry. Boeing didn't mind the Vietnam War so much. Tongue
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« Reply #3 on: December 23, 2023, 02:53:10 PM »
The state was electorally pretty much California, without the deadweight known as LA/Orange County. Meaning the hippies and college kids had more clout.
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« Reply #4 on: January 18, 2024, 01:27:50 PM »
Quote from: Acespec-Statism on December 14, 2023, 11:44:59 PM
Unions and the war industry. Boeing didn't mind the Vietnam War so much. Tongue

I'm kind of surprised because I've read that the Seattle economy was in a tailspin at the time and Boeing had laid a lot of people off. It's been cited as the reason that the Seattle Pilots only lasted one season.
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« Reply #5 on: February 24, 2024, 03:08:34 PM »
Quote from: Asenath Waite on January 18, 2024, 01:27:50 PM
Quote from: Acespec-Statism on December 14, 2023, 11:44:59 PM
Unions and the war industry. Boeing didn't mind the Vietnam War so much. Tongue

I'm kind of surprised because I've read that the Seattle economy was in a tailspin at the time and Boeing had laid a lot of people off. It's been cited as the reason that the Seattle Pilots only lasted one season.

I imagine that the laid-off Boeing workers in the state likely leaned toward Humphrey and/or Wallace over Nixon, if anything.
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