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Re: Let me ask this... (1.00 / 1)

Johnson would never have been knocked off by Mccarthy.  And somehow getting Nixon elected instead of another four years of Johnson is supposed to be a good thing?  I would say that was another example of how the Democratic Party got screwed by New Hampshire.  
by Demo Dan in Dayton on Sun Oct 02, 2005 at 12:06:27 AM EST
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Re: Let me ask this... (none / 0)

Johnson was knocked off by McCarthy. That would be why he announced that he wouldn't run again on the same night that McCarthy kicked his ass in Wisconsin by a two-to-one margin.

And it was McCarthy's fault that Nixon was elected. It was Johnson's fault for starting the war in Vietnam and Humphrey's fault for supporting it.

by craverguy on Sun Oct 02, 2005 at 04:38:21 AM EST
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Re: Let me ask this... (2.33 / 3)

Well the quote was replying to the post above.  And just for the record that was Eisenhower that started the crap in Vietnam NOT Johnson.  And as for Humphrey, well he did what all Vice Presidents do.  Had Johnson put Bobby on the ticket in '64 he would have done the exact same thing.  His political instincts were too good to do anything else.  Sorry about the off thread digression.
by Demo Dan in Dayton on Sun Oct 02, 2005 at 09:43:51 PM EST
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