Election victory Flashcards
(48 cards)
why did bobby kennedy not want to join democratic presidential run and challenge johnson
fear of splitting up the party
not having sufficient support
when did bobby turn publically against the war and what was the impact of this
may 1965 (probs during rolling thunder)
- led to him having a moral obligation to stop the war by running for president
Why did Kennedy emerge as a stronger candidate?
-Attacked both racial prejudice and riots, criticised rise of welfare and praised hard work
>Began win middle class support
-bobby stirred intense affection amongst crowds partly due glamour of K legacy
two main factors for nixons 1968 win
divisions in democrat party
silent majoritys growing hatred for changes and protests (that nixon appealed to !)
who was McCarthy
liberal convinced to run for 1968 democrat party
- favoured by those in college
- anti-war
- ran against johnson
McCarthy vs Johnson - what were the votes - what did this mean
johsnon - 49%
McCarthy - 42%
incredibly low for a current president - showed how weak he was to lib dems
tempted bobby to run !
how did Kennedys death change bobby and his image
developed unique empathy with poor and many saw this
- support of mexican-american farmworkers in California
- native Americans smitten when he investigated appalling poverty situation ‘we trusted him, we had faith in him’
how did bobby describe America - two separate places
‘a prosperous white one’ and the ‘dark hopeless place’ where they had been forgotten by johnson due to Vietnam
how did McCarthy seem compared to bobby
cold, distant, cruel
- failed to relate to minorities or
speak on kings assassination
what did b Kennedy say about losing Oregon
‘theres nothing for me to get hold of, lets face it, I appeal best to people who have problems’
why did liberals dislike Kennedy joining race
already asked McCarthy
would lead to split in liberal vote and open way for nomination of Vice President Humphrey who was loyal to Johnson and his policies
did Kennedy or McCarthy win
Kennedy
who assassinated b Kennedy
disturbed Palestinian who thought he was too pro Israel
examples of how there was dissilussionment for political process
- ‘I won’t vote.they kill every good man we get’
- yippies called for young ppl to come to Chicago to disrupt democratic national convention
- below 60% turnout for election
Nickname for middle America
The silent majority
pigasus
yippies produced squealing pig and announced he was their presidential canididate and spread rumour they were putting LSD in water supply
how did mayor Daley respond to the 10,000 yippies in Chicago
mobilised force of 12,000 officers
what happened in Chicago with the police
yippies threw bags of urine at officers
they removed their badges and retaliated, shouting ‘kill, kill,kill’
protestors beaten
what happened inside the convention hall
johnson and Humphrey had control and manipulation of the convention so Humphrey won even tho he didn’t win any primaries
- democrats infuriated and took to platform to nominate McGovern and one said with McGovern, they wouldn’t have gestapo tactics on streets of Chicago
- Daley respond ‘fuck you, you jew son of a bitch’ - lipreader ensured
headlines features Daley and democrat divisions
impact of the Chicago convention hall night in 1968 (3)
- reminded voters how much violence had grown in democratic Johnsons presidency - helped law and order Nixon
- Nixon shot ahead in polls
- many democrats weakened by Humphreys campaign (McCarthy refused to endorse him), many angry he wasn’t anti-war, continued to attack him and disrupt meeting because they hated him more than Nixon
who ran independently for election
former democrat governor Wallace (the guy who switched to racist when running in Alabama and called for segregation
appealed to Deep South due to racism and northern white wc
why did Nixon win repub nomination
- won over party loyalists during his ‘retirement’ through fundraising and campaigning
- knew party needed moderate candidate after Barry Goldwater in 1964 election
- old guard repubs liked his communist views, liberals liked his domestic views
- former vp for Eisenhower - associated with prosperity of those years
- highly effective attacks on johnson throughout 1967-68
nixons campaign slogan
‘for these critical years, America needs new leadership’
why did diff types of republicans like nixon
‘old guard’ liked his strong anti-communist views
moderate and liberals liked his position on domestic views
