Friday, October 21, 2016
Nationally, Nixon prevailed — 31.7 million votes to 31.2 million votes for Humphrey. I didn't realize it was that close. I wasn't following politics closely at the time. All I remember was LJB's speech about how he wouldn't run. I didnt get involved in politics until 1970.
http://electionlawblog.org/?p=87912.
The article is a sermon against voting 3rd party, for Johnson or Stein. But in 1968,
the majority of 3rd party voters did not have HHH as the second choice. Nixon would have had a landslide in a two way race.
As a Johnson voter, Hillary is not my second choice. Johnson represents a principled alternative for conservatives or republicans who have reservations about Trump. Either Johnson or Stein represents a principled alternative for liberal voters who have reservations about re-electing the Clintons to a third term.
http://electionlawblog.org/?p=87912.
The article is a sermon against voting 3rd party, for Johnson or Stein. But in 1968,
the majority of 3rd party voters did not have HHH as the second choice. Nixon would have had a landslide in a two way race.
As a Johnson voter, Hillary is not my second choice. Johnson represents a principled alternative for conservatives or republicans who have reservations about Trump. Either Johnson or Stein represents a principled alternative for liberal voters who have reservations about re-electing the Clintons to a third term.
| Nominee | Richard Nixon | Hubert Humphrey | George Wallace |
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Republican | Democratic | American Independent |
| Home state | New York[2] | Minnesota | Alabama |
| Running mate | Spiro Agnew | Edmund Muskie | Curtis LeMay |
| Electoral vote | 301 | 191 | 46 |
| States carried | 32 | 13 + DC | 5 |
| Popular vote | 31,783,783 | 31,271,839 | 9,901,118 |
| Percentage | 43.4% | 42.7% | 13.5% |
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