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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2022 10:30:58 GMT
Suppose Rockefeller defeats Goldwater in the Republican primary in 1964. How would history be different?
For argument's sake, the nominees are:
Nelson Rockefeller and Margaret Chase Smith
Lyndon B. Johnson and Hubert Humphrey
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The Bishop
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Post by The Bishop on Feb 20, 2022 12:21:01 GMT
This really was incredibly unlikely.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2022 12:34:12 GMT
This really was incredibly unlikely. Was it? If Cabot Lodge, Rockefeller and Smith had coordinated, they could have plausibly beaten Goldwater. Cf Bush, Cruz and Kasich with Trump in '16. It may have been the last hurrah for the 'Eastern Establishment' however. |
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Post by neilm on Feb 21, 2022 18:32:09 GMT
Johnson would still win: two Northeastern Republicans would have struggled to appeal.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2022 6:41:55 GMT
Johnson would still win: two Northeastern Republicans would have struggled to appeal. What would the electoral map look like? |
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