If John F. Kennedy was never assassinated what would've been the results of the 1964 election?
Honestly it's really difficult for me to figure this one out. Obviously Johnson got a lot of sympathy support from the fact that Kennedy was killed. It also helped that Barry Goldwater was insane. Would Goldwater have still been the nominee? Also would Kennedy have faired better than Johnson or would the results have favored the Republicans a little more? The Civil Rights legislation hurt the Democrats standings in the south, but would Kennedy have been able to win them anyways?
It's obvious that he would've won though.
2nd Question:
What would've been the results of the 1968 election after Kennedy second term expired? Johnson would probably have been the nominee since it's likely his popularity wouldn't have been low. Kennedy would have gotten us out of Vietnam so that would've have plagued Johnson during the primary. RFK only jumped in because Muskie came close to winning the NH primary. So Johnson is the nominee and Nixon is most likely the challenger. What are the results?
First, let me welcome you to the forum.
Second, posting statements like "Barry Goldwater was insane" will tend to cause many here to question your understanding.
Third, it was McCarthy who came close to winning the New Hampshire "beauty" contest, NOT Muskie (who ran unsucessfully in 1972).
Thank you for pointing that out, I didn't realize I made that mistake. It doesn't seem to matter though since nobody is going to answer my question.
