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In reply to the discussion: A question about RFK [View all]markpkessinger
(8,409 posts)50. Indeed...
... And would even, prior to 1972, have been considered a bit of a hawk (although he came to oppose Vietnam).
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Though in the Muskie hypothetical, that would put two "Northeasterners" on the ticket
villager
May 2012
#2
It's a good mantra. Sadly, the current owners/sponsors of the Democratic Party
villager
May 2012
#82
that would have been a great choice. gonzalez's work was the first time i got a clue about
HiPointDem
May 2012
#16
Good thoughts, but note that Brown had lost the governship to St. Ronnie in '66
villager
May 2012
#12
Yes that would have been one thing against having Brown as VP. But beyond California, Brown
yellowcanine
May 2012
#37
well then that is possible. But I think Bill Cosby would have been more universally
WI_DEM
May 2012
#33
No effin way. The Southern Strategy didn't kick in until 1972. It was a response to Wallace in
yellowcanine
May 2012
#44
Even for a hypothetical it is a bridge too far. The old South hated RFK. They would have swung to
yellowcanine
May 2012
#61
Not Shriver (family), Not McCarthy (Catholic) not Clark (LBJ's Attorney General)
WI_DEM
May 2012
#23
You're right overtly LBJ did alot for HHH but behind the scenes he believed HHH was disloyal.
craigmatic
May 2012
#51
Whatever bad traits he had, LBJ was a real Democrat and would NOT have backed NIXON
UTUSN
May 2012
#54
I like LBJ too but politicians have been known to buck party loyalty in private.
craigmatic
May 2012
#57
It's not a matter of "liking LBJ" but somebody of his party accomplishment would be like FDR turning
UTUSN
May 2012
#74
Are you saying that, even after he won the California Democratic Primary and
coalition_unwilling
May 2012
#66
One can argue pretty convincingly that, pre-1972, Nelson Rockefeller was to the left of Carter,
coalition_unwilling
May 2012
#68
John Connally would have been an interesting choice but probably too much of a hawk
yellowcanine
May 2012
#52
CONNALY had already declared independence from LBJ & by the time of the JFK trip to Dallas
UTUSN
May 2012
#59
The Texans were all fighting each other but they also all would make nice if it meant
yellowcanine
May 2012
#64
RFK still needed LBJ to at least be somewhat neutral. As for Connoly, he was a political chameleon
yellowcanine
May 2012
#77
My last word is that the premise of the OP is wrong. It would have been HHH/RFK had RFK
yellowcanine
May 2012
#65
I'd have been thrilled with a McCarthy/RFK ticket. But, we got Humpty.
Tierra_y_Libertad
May 2012
#83