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merrily

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1. What led to Nixon's victory was selection of Humphrey by party bosses and the decision to market him

Wed Mar 9, 2016, 07:19 AM

Mar 2016

as a conservative in a misguided attempt to hold onto Southern States, even though Wallace was running third party. Plus, Humphrey was associated with Johnson's Vietnam War policies.

Humphrey entered the race too late to enter primaries. Robert Kennedy was shot immediately after winning the California primary. His run had taken away from McCarthy. Badda boom badda bing. Victory to Nixon, a World War II vet, a former Congressman and a former Senator from California, with two terms as VP under a World War II hero.

What do you expect when party bosses deceive and force a "conservative" warrior prince on the people?

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A campaign that makes the political turmoil of 1968 look good [View all] Lodestar Mar 2016 OP

What led to Nixon's victory was selection of Humphrey by party bosses and the decision to market him merrily Mar 2016 #1

+1. Yes, indeed. bemildred Mar 2016 #2

Citizens United is only 15% of the political cash problem bemildred Mar 2016 #3

Agree that campaign finance is a sea change issue in this election. There are several sea change merrily Mar 2016 #4

People babble on about the supremacy of the profit motive, and then they SOMEHOW don't understand bemildred Mar 2016 #5

They understand just fine. merrily Mar 2016 #6

Yeah they do. nt bemildred Mar 2016 #7

This is such rot, from Rotters! Peace Patriot Mar 2016 #8