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In reply to the discussion: If HRC runs in 2016, who should be the pro-worker, pro-peace, pro-justice candidate in the race? [View all]graham4anything
(11,464 posts)Had the public not tossed him away over a war anyone (IMHO) would have done the same with
and had he been the candidate all along(before and after Bobby) he would have beaten Nixon.
He knew how to win.
HHH great person, nice guy, but why have 2nd string, when LBJ was stronger?
Bobby would not have entered had LBJ stayed in
Bobby would have then been able to run in 1972.
HHH ran as LBJ lite you are correct, but did not have the political fortitude nor did HHH have the public, being that even if RFK had not been killed, it is not a sure thing who would have been picked by the bosses that year(quite possibly HHH would have been anyhow).
Polls would have been inmaterial in that LBJ vs. Nixon would have been the match we never have gotten, two titans against each other.(Hillary/Jeb would be that race).
but the party was fractured, and i blame the people not the candidates for 1968,1980 and 2000.
A candidate against Hillary(assuming she will win big time), will actually not drive her left, but drive her to pick a VP that the liberals won't be happy with IMHO
that is going to be important.
but you and I wouldn't agree on which person would be better at that.
Would she make further history by having a woman as her VP? A minority?
But we could sure use a LBJ in the senate ramming through and getting votes.
President Obama could have gotten even more had there been one senator to do that for him,
but after Teddy died, no one picked up that role(why I don't know).