1968 Democratic Primaries

[Sewer]

I vote for Kennedy.


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[Associate Justice PiT]

     Humphrey.

[TeePee4Prez]

McCarrthy

[Ebowed]

1. Eugene McCarthy
2. Robert Kennedy
3. Lyndon B. Johnson
4. Hubert Humphrey

[Marokai Backbeat]

Kennedy, without a doubt.

[Franzl]

Kennedy

[The Ex-Factor]

1. Eugene McCarthy
2. Robert Kennedy
3. Lyndon B. Johnson
4. Hubert Humphrey

This, with a relatively big gap between 2 and 3

[WalterMitty]

rfk, definitely.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Humphrey, but only because LBJ would probably die.

[paul718]

Bobby Kennedy.

[True Democrat]

Very tough choice between RFK and HHH, but I went with RFK.

[tmthforu94]

Robert Kennedy.

[Rob]

Kennedy, of course. McCarthy was alright, but he was a bit of an elitist and he lacked RFK's genuine grassroots support, outside of college campuses.

[Scam of God]

1. Kennedy
2. McCarthy

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3. Humphrey

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Well, that about wraps it up.

[RosettaStoned]

RFK

[Lief 🗽]

EuMac.

[JSojourner]

I'd have been pleased with any of the top three.  And thrilled with RFK or McCArthy.

[paul718]

I've always been fascinated by the 1968 Democratic primaries.  It seemed to be the birth of the current Democratic coalition, with each of the three factions initially pushing their own candidates -- Humphrey (unions and blue-collar workers), McCarthy (academia and the well-educated), and Kennedy (minorities and civil libertarians).  Had RFK survived, I think he could've united the three factions better than the other two, and possibly led a movement akin to Reagan's a short while later.  I don't think I'd have agreed with much of his politics, but I think he would've made a capable President.  With the influence he had in his brother's administration, he certainly had the chops for it.

What I find especially fascinating is the transformation of Bobby Kennedy as the 1960s wore on.  While serving in his brother's cabinet, he rivaled the hawkishness of General Lemay.  Yet during his 1968 run, he was an entirely different animal.  What's the deal with that?  Some have painted him with "opportunism", but I like to think both RFKs were a product of their times and environments.  Early RFK was a Cold Warrior, working in belly of the beast when the Cold War came closest to turning hot.  Later RFK seemed to have confronted an epiphany of sorts, most likely after immersing himself in the plight of African-Americans. 

Regardless, I find him to be one of the most interesting politicians in our history, could only imagine how things would be different had he survived.

[Barack Hussian YO MAMA!!!!]

I've always been fascinated by the 1968 Democratic primaries.  It seemed to be the birth of the current Democratic coalition, with each of the three factions initially pushing their own candidates -- Humphrey (unions and blue-collar workers), McCarthy (academia and the well-educated), and Kennedy (minorities and civil libertarians).  Had RFK survived, I think he could've united the three factions better than the other two, and possibly led a movement akin to Reagan's a short while later.  I don't think I'd have agreed with much of his politics, but I think he would've made a capable President.  With the influence he had in his brother's administration, he certainly had the chops for it.

What I find especially fascinating is the transformation of Bobby Kennedy as the 1960s wore on.  While serving in his brother's cabinet, he rivaled the hawkishness of General Lemay.  Yet during his 1968 run, he was an entirely different animal.  What's the deal with that?  Some have painted him with "opportunism", but I like to think both RFKs were a product of their times and environments.  Early RFK was a Cold Warrior, working in belly of the beast when the Cold War came closest to turning hot.  Later RFK seemed to have confronted an epiphany of sorts, most likely after immersing himself in the plight of African-Americans. 

Regardless, I find him to be one of the most interesting politicians in our history, could only imagine how things would be different had he survived.

^^^^^ that was a very good anylsis RFK is my all time political hero