Wallace as Dem nominee 1968

[Sir Mohamed]

What if George Wallace, for what reason ever, had captured the Democratic nomination in 1968? He faces Nixon in a two way match. This would have been the first election since 1904, that the GOP nominee is more to the left than the Democrat.

[White Trash]

Wallace 179 EVs
Nixon 359 EVs

[Boston Bread]

45% Nixon (R)
40% Wallace (D)
14% McCarthy (I)

[NeverAgain]

45% Nixon (R)
40% Wallace (D)
14% McCarthy (I)

Wow, this is exactly what I was about to post. Anyways, basically this, the left won't go down without a fight.

[Kingpoleon]

350: Nixon/Rockefeller(45.6%)
185: Wallace/Rampton(36.9%)
3: McGovern/Washington*(17.1%
Others: 0.4%

*Walter Washington

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

I can see only one plausible way of Wallace being the 1968 Democratic nominee in a two-way race. Said way is that he was successfull in his initial 1958 gubernatorial attempt, when he ran as a moderate and managed to stay on the course while Governor, thus fitting the party's line. In such case, he would be a very attractive candidate (a popular pro-civil rights Southerner, appealing to the North, as well as moderate Southern voting bloc).

Wallace as we know from OTL? No way.