Kennedy versus Nixon Redux: A Remembrance of a Not-So-Nice Time

[tgards79]

A look at the 2016 race in the context of Kennedy-Nixon....no, not that Kennedy-Nixon (in 1960)...the one that almost happened (in 1968).
http://www.borntorunthenumbers.com/2016/07/kennedy-v-nixon-redux-remembrance-of.html

[DemocratSinceBirth]

1. Who wins that race?

My heart says Bobby but on the other hand the forces of the right as represented by Nixon and Wallace garnered 57% of the vote.m
What I loved about Bobby Kennedy who he was/is one of my idols is that was a unique blend of compassion and toughness.


In your analysis there is no mention of George Wallace who won 14% of the vote and five states. And having read several books about Nixon his rhetoric was never as unhinged as Trump's. He mentioned the need for law and order but I don't think he ever boldly asserted "I am the law and order candidate" as Trump has.

[DemonGoddess]

2. In that blog article

something was mentioned about Trumpenstein playing "nice". He may slip up from his normal asshattery, but it never lasts for long. We can count on that, as shown in his tweets of this morning about Hillary and Elizabeth Warren.