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DrWeird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-04 04:08 PM Original message |
How bad did the '68 riots hurt the democrats? |
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WI_DEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-04 04:10 PM Response to Original message |
1. it hurt the democrats |
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vetwife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-04 04:18 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. I agree..We lost didn't we.... |
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bobbieinok (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-04 06:03 PM Response to Reply #6 |
23. Democrats lost because anti-war purists refused to vote for HHH |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-04 07:18 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. That's right. Perfect was the enemy of good. |
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greatauntoftriplets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-04 07:53 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Sigh. Humphrey was too closely associated with LBJ's failed policies. |
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Adenoid_Hynkel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-04 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
2. the difference is in '68 |
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Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-04 04:14 PM Response to Original message |
3. I think the Democrats won everything that year but the main prize |
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ewagner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-04 04:17 PM Response to Original message |
4. I think it hurt |
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Jose Diablo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-04 05:02 PM Response to Reply #4 |
15. Yep, youthful beavers |
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tritsofme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-04 04:18 PM Response to Original message |
5. I don't know if it will have the same effect, |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-04 04:56 PM Response to Reply #5 |
13. Anyone who thinks Republicans don't want riots is fooling self. |
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NMDemDist2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-04 04:31 PM Response to Original message |
7. since LBJ declined to run as the imcumbent that year |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-04 04:31 PM Response to Original message |
8. Among other reasons for choosing New York City |
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Trailrider1951 (933 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-04 04:39 PM Response to Original message |
9. What really hurt the Democrats in 1968 was the murder of our front-runner |
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NMDemDist2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-04 04:49 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. so true so true and HHH was weak at best eom |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-04 04:53 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Then wha'ts the excuse for '72? Anti-war protests benefitted Nixon just |
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Jose Diablo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-04 05:06 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. Body bags |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-04 05:08 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Nixon won becaue of body bags? |
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Jose Diablo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-04 05:22 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Vietnam |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-04 05:28 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. He ended the draft just before '72 election, which people believed was.... |
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Jose Diablo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-04 05:55 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Well protests or not |
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bobbieinok (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-04 06:02 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Nixon swearing on tape cost him the support of the conservative Christian |
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union_maid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-04 06:15 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. McGovern was a good man, but the wrong candidate |
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bobbieinok (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-04 06:06 PM Response to Reply #12 |
24. read up on the republican dirty tricks of 72 and CREP, watergate breakin |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-04 04:52 PM Response to Original message |
11. Drove people in the middle into arms of law and order republicans. |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-04 05:00 PM Response to Original message |
14. Oh yeah it hurt us real bad...we continued to have a firm grip on the |
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denverbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-04 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
18. There were a LOT of factors in 1968. |
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tinanator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-04 07:51 PM Response to Original message |
27. there wont be any riots |
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