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WillyT

(72,631 posts)
Thu Mar 3, 2016, 12:36 AM Mar 2016

Ya Know Why We Have Caucuses And Primaries ??? - The 1968 Democratic Convention...

Where Party Bosses For Decades Had Decided Who WE Got To Vote For.

But after LBJ withdrew, and MLK and RFK were shot dead...

And they tried to foist Hubert Humphrey on us... with almost NO Delegates...

ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE !!!



More:



Oh... I Forgot This One:



There's much more at YouTube...

I'll just leave it there.

Peace.






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Ya Know Why We Have Caucuses And Primaries ??? - The 1968 Democratic Convention... (Original Post) WillyT Mar 2016 OP
I missed the carpool to Chicago by 7 minutes. Kip Humphrey Mar 2016 #1
For You... WillyT Mar 2016 #3
I was fascinated with that bit of programming. oldandhappy Mar 2016 #2

oldandhappy

(6,719 posts)
2. I was fascinated with that bit of programming.
Thu Mar 3, 2016, 12:47 AM
Mar 2016

Thanks to the people that put it together and thanks for the post.

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