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former9thward

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4. Kennedy would not have won the nomination.

Reply to FakeNoose (Reply #2)

Sun May 23, 2021, 11:50 AM

May 2021

LBJ would not have allowed that to happen. When RFK was killed he had just won the CA primary but was still 150 delegates behind Humphrey who only competed in a few primaries (and lost all of them). Just 14 states that year had primaries. The rest of the states were controlled by the old guard and that was LBJ who hated Kennedy.

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Eleven days before his death, Robert Kennedy as if looking into the future, Astoria OR, May 24, 1968 [View all] mahatmakanejeeves May 2021 OP

Oh what could have been-for the millionth time. Boomerproud May 2021 #1

Robert Kennedy would have won that primary and that election FakeNoose May 2021 #2

Unfortunately he lost the Oregon Primary. Sneederbunk May 2021 #3

Kennedy would not have won the nomination. former9thward May 2021 #4

It's true there was no love lost between LBJ and RFK FakeNoose May 2021 #5

Humphrey could have won the election. former9thward May 2021 #7

I agree. He came out against the war and Humphrey supported it. RFK was on the right side of history jalan48 May 2021 #8

RFK died on my high school graduation day. Trueblue1968 May 2021 #6