Similarities Between Kennedy And Mccarthy

In the New Hampshire primary, Democrats voted for Johnson, but McCarthy took a substantial number of votes. McCarthy took 23,263 votes and Johnson took 27,520 votes. Kennedy saw the New Hampshire primary results and believed his idea of entering the race would split the party was null due to the primary results. He entered the primaries of Nebraska, Oregon, and California, but he could not go to other primaries in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts. Kennedy won enough primaries to drive out McCarthy out of the race. Johnson saw Kennedy the reason he ultimately decided not to run. On March 30, Johnson saw the Gallup Poll showed his approval rating at 35 percent. The next day he announced to the nation he would not seek the nomination
The Republicans had their convention at Miami Beach on August 5 and Democrats had theirs in Chicago on August 26. The assassination of Kennedy allowed Humphrey to become a strong candidate for the Democratic Party. McCarthy did have a chance, but Kennedy’s winnings in other primaries weakened his chances. The Democratic Convention was chaotic because of the riots outside of the convention center and fights within the convention halls. Humphrey tried to unite the party, but he could not. Senator George S. McGovern entered the race thinking he could get the votes of Kennedy, but most voters voted for Humphrey. Humphrey became the official candidate for the Democratic Party
Newsweek had him leading in nine states with eighty-nine electoral votes in the Deep South, the Outer South, a border state of Kentucky. Without a political party, Wallace did not have the organizing advantages like the other candidates. He relied on extremist groups like the rightwing John Birch Society, Minutemen in the North, and the segregationist White Citizens’ Citizens’ Council in the South. He also needed a running mate. He considered former secretary of agriculture Ezra Taft Benson and Kentucky Fried Chicken founder Harlan Sanders. His choice was former air force general Curtis LeMay. He was notorious for his views on nuclear weapons, but he was an anticommunist like Goldwater. He wanted him for his running mate to steal away votes from Nixon. Nixon did not respond to Wallace’s choice, but Humphrey claimed LeMay would be dangerus if he were in charge. Both Nixon and Humphrey were glad Wallace picked LeMay because the decision made Wallace seemed unpresidential. Wallace gave a speech in San Francisco to tell of his public works projects including a 60 percent increase to Social Security Benefits, broader Medicare coverage, job training programs, investments towards mass transit, and to find more ways to stop water and air pollution. This was surprising due to this policy being liberal in nature. By the end of October and the bringing of November, Nixon was at 45 percent; meanwhile, Wallace declined from 20