1968 United States Presidential Election

[Supersonic]

People say a lot of things.  How do we know you didn't actually vote for Wallace and just posted otherwise to throw us off

How do we know anything? I've never voted for a joke candidate, no matter how tempting it was. I may vote for Herman Cain 2012, however.

And now for The Polling Update!

42% McGovern (8/19), 32% Romney (6/19), 16% Wallace (3/19), 11% Hensley (2/19).

Now it's 48% McGovern, (13/27), 26% Romney (7/27), 19% Wallace(5/27), 7% Hensley(2/27).

McGovern has increased his lead, with nearly twice the number of votes as his nearest opponent. Wallace is also up by 3 percentage points, and is gaining fast on Romney as the latter suffers a 6-point drop in the polls? Kirby Hensley is down by four, but no one cares about him.

It'll be a travesty if Wallace beats out Romney.

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

People say a lot of things.  How do we know you didn't actually vote for Wallace and just posted otherwise to throw us off

How do we know anything? I've never voted for a joke candidate, no matter how tempting it was. I may vote for Herman Cain 2012, however.

And now for The Polling Update!

42% McGovern (8/19), 32% Romney (6/19), 16% Wallace (3/19), 11% Hensley (2/19).

Now it's 48% McGovern, (13/27), 26% Romney (7/27), 19% Wallace(5/27), 7% Hensley(2/27).

McGovern has increased his lead, with nearly twice the number of votes as his nearest opponent. Wallace is also up by 3 percentage points, and is gaining fast on Romney as the latter suffers a 6-point drop in the polls? Kirby Hensley is down by four, but no one cares about him.

It'll be a travesty if Wallace beats out Romney.

I wonder what effect that will have on Mitt 2012...

[Cobbler]

Romney/Reagan.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Updated the first post to include primary maps.

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

A bit under 5 hours left, folks.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Looks like y'all got about an hour.

[Gass3268]

Finally!!!

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Looks like y'all got about an hour.

Uh, nope. McGovern won.

[OAM]

Looks like the majority had a critical lack of confidence.

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

And wow. Hensley beat Wallace. Just goes to show that Atlamerica has an unquenchable thirst for exploration. Speaking of which: Donnelly/Hensley '68: We Still Haven't Found Atlantis Yet, Have We?

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Our first non-New York Democrat

[Antonio the Sixth]

Disappointing performance... But still, a win is a win, let's savor it.

[Supersonic]

A fair showing by Romney/Reagan.

At the very least McGovern's mandate is somewhat questionable.

[Maxwell]

Go President McGovern!

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Go President McGovern!

Finally, Atlamericans have cast off the chains of Republicans and war!

[OAM]

Go President McGovern!

Finally, Atlamericans have cast off the chains of Republicans and war!

Is your last name Wilson?

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Go President McGovern!

Finally, Atlamericans have cast off the chains of Republicans and war!

Is your last name Wilson?

I couldn't reveal it, because that would let y'all find out exactly who I am and kidnap me.

[fezzyfestoon]

Woah, nice!

[Donerail]

Can't wait for the map. Of course, Hensley was only on the ballot in Iowa, so...

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Can't wait for the map. Of course, Hensley was only on the ballot in Iowa, so...

 A massive write-in campaign.

[Lumine]

Wow, congratulations to McGovern on this one, I think his name will be a symbol of success from now on. The funny thing is that I expect Wallace to reach Thurmond 48' levels (this timeline's results, of course).

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

I think it's safe to officially call the election a victory for Senator McGovern.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Interestingly, McGovern got about the same percentage as OTL Humphrey.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Interestingly, McGovern got about the same percentage as OTL Humphrey.

It'd be closer to Nixon (43.4%) than Humphrey, from what the atlas is telling me.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

The 1968 United States Presidential Elections
With the Republican coalition falling apart thanks to Vietnam, racial issues, civil unrest, and inflation, George McGovern was able to win the White House, becoming the first Democrat to do so since Franklin D. Roosevelt. He'd forged a very different coalition, becoming the first Democrat to ever win without the South. George Romney's campaign, meanwhile, beleaguered by Romney's gaffes, the ticket's "ideological incoherence" and the problems that Smith ended her term on, won only 28% of the vote. It was a happy day for third parties, nonetheless. The Universal Party, running on an libertarian platform (aside from of course more funding for NASA and the like) and with many members claiming to have seen aliens, was able to gain a lot of support in Sun Belt states, and with a fluke victory in Iowa where the party had some roots. Meanwhile, George Wallace, the recipient--in large part--of the Democrats' Southern vote, was able to actually beat out the Universal Party in the electoral vote thanks to regional strength despite coming fourth place in the popular vote. Despite a deeply divided country, George McGovern had won a comfortable electoral victory and was ready to enter the White House.

Senator George S. McGovern (Democrat-South Dakota)/Senator Wayne Morse (Democrat-Oregon) 314 electoral votes, 43.3% of the popular vote
Governor George W. Romney (Republican-Michigan)/Governor Ronald W. Reagan (Republican-California) 128 electoral votes, 28.3% of the popular vote
Governor George C. Wallace (American Independent-Alabama)/Colonel Harland Sanders (American Independent-Kentucky) 63 electoral votes, 11.7% of the popular vote
Minister Kirby J. Hensley (Universal-California)/Mr. Roscoe MacKenna (Universal-California) 32 electoral votes, 16.7% of the popular vote