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What if George Wallace's Plan for the Election of 1968 Succeeded?
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The election of 1968 was a big one. Richard Nixon (R), Hubert Humphrey (D), and George Wallace who ran for a 3rd party. Nixon and Humphrey wanted to reach that 270 electoral votes. However, Wallace had a different plan. He wanted to make sure that none of the candidates reached 270 in order to create a stalemate. Using this stalemate, he could push for his radical ideology: the end of desegregation. This, of course didn't really make him very popular in much of the country except for in the South. And it was these states he was hoping to win in order to block the 270 from happening. However, what would happen if Wallace was able to block the 270? Would the country be in chaos? How would the Nixon presidency look like?
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More information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_United_States_presidential_election#American_Independent_Party_nomination_of_George_Wallace
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Manage episode 299062308 series 2837280
The election of 1968 was a big one. Richard Nixon (R), Hubert Humphrey (D), and George Wallace who ran for a 3rd party. Nixon and Humphrey wanted to reach that 270 electoral votes. However, Wallace had a different plan. He wanted to make sure that none of the candidates reached 270 in order to create a stalemate. Using this stalemate, he could push for his radical ideology: the end of desegregation. This, of course didn't really make him very popular in much of the country except for in the South. And it was these states he was hoping to win in order to block the 270 from happening. However, what would happen if Wallace was able to block the 270? Would the country be in chaos? How would the Nixon presidency look like?
Twitter: @BackToThePastP1 https://bit.ly/39ts3CG
Instagram: @backtothepastp1 https://bit.ly/34lcwBD
Rate this podcast! https://ratethispodcast.com/althistory
Check out our website! https://kloka.org/backtothepast
Email us if you have any questions or comments! back2thepastpodcast@gmail.com
Check out Kloka, an organization dedicated to providing quality podcasts and other media to you! Come and take a look, and make an account to engage with us and the community! https://kloka.org
More information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_United_States_presidential_election#American_Independent_Party_nomination_of_George_Wallace
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