Robert F. Kennedy/Albert A. Gore (D): 277 EVRichard M. Nixon/Spiro T. Agnew (R): 184 EVGeorge C. Wallace/Curtis E. LeMay (AI): 77 EVSenator Robert Francis Kennedy of New York narrowly defeats former Vice President Richard Nixon to succeed Lyndon B. Johnson as 37th President of the United States. My prediction for such a Kennedy/Nixon/Wallace match up is similar that to the RL 1968 one, however both the Democratic and American Independent parties, led by Senator Kennedy and Governor Wallace respectively perform much better.
I'm not sure why Senator Kennedy, had he indeed won the Democratic Nomination in 1968 would have selected a fellow liberal, alas Senator Albert Gore of Tennessee as his running mate. If anything, Senator Kennedy would have selected a status quo candidate, along the lines of Senator Ed Muskie of Maine, that the party bosses would have preferred.
