1968 The Three Georges', who wins?

[Lincoln Republican]

1968

George Romney, Republican

George McGovern, Democratic

George Wallace, American Independent

Please discuss with maps.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

RESULTS - 1968 U.S. Presidential Election

Gov. George Romney [REP] 426 electoral votes, 47.6% popular votes
Sen. George McGovern [DEM] 35 electoral votes, 37.5% popular votes
Gov. George Wallace [IND] 77 electoral votes, 14.5% popular votes

[Maxwell]

I think Wallace could edge 20%, especially if he does not go with Curtis LeMay.

[Lincoln Republican]

Vice Presidential running mates

Republican, rising political star Congressman George H W Bush of Texas

Democratic, Senator George Smathers of Florida

American Independent, Lieutenant Governor George T Smith of Georgia

[Dancing with Myself]

I'm being a little nice with WV to McGovern but I think that's the best he could do. McGovern being so liberal would do decently with that base and the voting hippies but Wallace running would kill whatever hope the Dems had of serious gains. If he'd stay a little from the race card and focus on appealing to the moderate and more conservative Dems he would have done a lot better. He would have won the majority of the south minus Florida, Texas, and Virginia.

Romney would pretty much have it in the bag. He would have to campaign still but I don't see him worrying much. I see him doing a Nixon esque style when it comes to angry Americans and those who hate the chaos.  The Bush Sr pick would be smart for congressional reasons among other things. I see Nixon endorsing him here possibly. He would get the main Rep base and maybe a good amount of disillusioned Democrats.

[Kingpoleon]

428: Gov. George Romney(R-MI)/Mayor John Lindsay(R-NY) - (42.1%)
67: Gov. George Wallace(AI-AL)/Sen. Strom Thurmond(AI-SC) - (21.0%)
43: Sen. George McGovern(D-SD)/Gov. William Guy(D-ND) - (35.7%)

Other: 0.4%

[Slow Learner]

There's no way that a man who marched with MLK would get southern votes.

[Lincoln Republican]

There's no way that a man who marched with MLK would get southern votes.

George Romney was a champion in the civil rights movement, and supported King's goals, but George Romney and Martin Luther King Jr never did march together during any march or event.

In 1965, Romney led a march of 10,000 people in Detroit to protest events in Selma, Ala. King wasn't there. When King died in 1968, George Romney attended the funeral.

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2007/dec/28/mitt-romney/george-romney-and-mlk-marched-but-not-together/

[Orthogonian Society Treasurer]

Romney/Bush - 314 EV
Wallace/Smith - 132 EV
McGovern/Smathers - 92 EV

[Lincoln Republican]

Romney/Bush - 314 EV
Wallace/Smathers - 132 EV
McGovern/Smith - 92 EV

Smathers is the running mate with McGovern

Smith is running mate with Wallace

[Lincoln Republican]

So this is the battle of the six Georges

Republican
George Romney, Governor Michigan
George H W Bush, Congressman Texas

Democratic
George McGovern, Senator South Dakota
George Smathers, Senator Florida

American Independent
George Wallace, Former Governor Alabama
George T Smith, Lieutenant Governor Georgia

[Sir Mohamed]

Governor George Romney (R-MI)/Governor Spiro T. Agnew (R-MD): 433 EV. (49.1%)
Senator George McGovern (D-MA)/Former Governor Terry Sanford (D-NC): 52 EV. (38.2%)
Governor George Wallace (AI-AL)/General Curtis LeMay (AI-CA): 53 EV. (11.1%)