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« on: October 20, 2014, 11:23:50 PM »

This one is a real wildcard to predict.  If Romney is the nominee, I'm assuming he has managed to avoid his "brainwash" comment, though he is still very critical of the war, and his handling of the Detroit riots is largely considered a success. His campaign calls for national healing and picks up a larger share of support than usual for a Republican from young, urban and minority populations. On the other hand he is seen by many in his own party as too eager to surrender in Vietnam.  Romney's religion is a hindrance in some areas, and he runs into some conflict with his own church over race issues though he retains the support of a majority of his fellow Mormons.  Quite a few Americans are reluctant to vote for a black for VP, though many of those are willing to stomach this given dissatisfaction with the Democrats. In the end, Humphrey is able to win the most support by a wide margin, though Romney is given credit for pulling Humphrey to break somewhat from LBJ on Vietnam in order to hold on to his liberal supporters.



VP Herbert Humphrey (MN) / Sen. Edmund Muskie (ME)  46% 374
Gov. George Romney (MI) / Sen. Edward Brooke (MA)     37%  87
Fmr. Gov. Geroge Wallace (AL) / Gen. Curtis LeMay (CA)  17%  77
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« Reply #1 on: October 21, 2014, 01:04:40 AM »

And yet the Gallup poll for March 69 already has those numbers up to 66 willing vs. 24 unwilling. 
I'm sure that understates the racism considerably, but even for the prejudiced, prejudice is only one factor.  Surely it can't be that a full 90% of South Carolinia's voters (even as restricted as the franchise was) were willing to vote for a Catholic in 1928, and yet they did.
Voting for a VP also isn't the same as voting for a president.  I voted for McCain in 2008; I didn't consider it a vote for Palin - she was just unfortunately attached to the ticket.  Willingness to vote for a ticket with someone as VP might be more analogous to willingness to vote for someone as a senator - if even that - than a president. It could be different in the 60s given the JFK assassination, but I still would guess the claim that a Republican candidate would win less than 1/3 of the vote in 68 on a pick of VP overstates the racial effect.  Humphrey and Wallace had their own limitations as well when it came to voter appeal. 
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