back in 1964 the main reason he won the nomination was because LBJ was seen as unbeatable and no prominent Republicans stepped forward. He was seen as a fringe candidate then.
Now he would also never be able to win the GOP nomination. He'd be considered too liberal.
1. Ands the real irony is that Barry Goldwater was actually the beginning...
of the far right nuts taking over the republican party from the far more tolerable "Rockefeller republican" establishment. Despite Goldwater becoming far more mellow as death approached, never forget that he was one of the central midwives of the Reagan revolution. I don't.
Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators
Important Notices: By participating on this discussion
board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules
page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the
opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent
the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.