This date in History: Nixon elected in '68

[WI_DEM]

Very close election between former Vice President Richard M. Nixon, Vice-President Hubert Humphrey and Alabama Governor George Wallace as a third party candidate:

Nixon: 31,783,783 43.4%
Humphrey: 31,271,839 42.7%
Wallace: 9,901,118 13.5%

Nixon's edge in the electoral college was more decisive: Nixon/Agnew carried 32 states with 301 electoral votes. Humphrey/Muskie carried 13 states plus DC for 191 electoral votes. Wallace/LeMay carried five states (all deep south) with 46 electoral votes.

The Democratic ticket carried: New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maine, Maryland, West Virginia, Texas, Minnesota, Michigan, Washington, Hawaii, District of Columbia.

How would have history been changed had Nixon lost?

[L. Coyote]

1. Given the Bush Junta history, you have to wonder how Nixon stole the election!

[AndyTiedye]

2. It Wouldn't Have Been Close Enough to Steal if RFK Had Lived

:cry:

[Parche]

5. RFK

I always had a feeling that Nixon was involved with his assassination...
Since he would have beat Nixon in 68, and a lot of people dont know that
Nixon had CIA ties during his stint as VP under Eisenhower....:hi:

[LeftishBrit]

3. What strikes me here -

is that in a year when the Dems lost most states, they carried *Texas*. Things have certainly changed.

I expect things would have been better if Humphrey had won.

[defendandprotect]

4. They were already moving computers in, plus Wallace assassination attempt ---

and vile attack on Muskie --- !!!

PLUS Nixon worked to try to keep the VN going telling them they'd get a better deal from him than from Humphrey!!!

So -- I'm guess this was another stolen election --- and that history would have been much different --

For one . . . Nixon ARMED right-wing fundamentalist Israel --- !!!!

For another, he corrupted government with Watergate --- setting new trends for the GOP to follow.


You can't be sure what Humphrey would have done --- of course.
I'm not familiar with what support he might have given defense industry ---
but I had hopes for him.