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Shoeempress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-27-04 04:08 PM
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Interesting article regarding effect of violent protests on 68 elections
Proposes that violence did not have negative effect on Humphrey. Thus, violent protests at RNC may not have negative effect on Chimpy.

Here's the link:
http://www.mediainfo.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000620311
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CO Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-27-04 04:12 PM
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1. The Biggest Negative Effect on Humphrey...
...was that the voters associated him with Lyndon Johnson. That caused many Democrats (including my parents) to hold their noses while they flipped the voting booth lever for Richard Nixon.

Both my parents said they regretted that choice for the rest of their lives....
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