Campaign Trail Results: Game #1306091
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This Game:
- Year: 1968
- Player Candidate: Hubert H. Humphrey
- Running Mate: John Connally
- Difficulty Level: Impossible
- Winner Take All Mode?: Yes
- Game Played:
View overall results, or a specific state:
| Candidate | Electoral Votes | Popular Votes | Pop. Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ---- Hubert H. Humphrey | 324 | 32,468,175 | 44.51 |
| ---- Richard Nixon | 169 | 30,669,082 | 42.05 |
| ---- George Wallace | 45 | 9,806,137 | 13.44 |
Visits:
- California:4
- Texas:3
- Ohio:2
- Illinois:1
- New Jersey:1
- New York:1
Answers:
- What is your overall position on the Vietnam War?We should stop bombing North Vietnam and attempt to negotiate a peace settlement. In the mean time, we should be putting our troops at risk only when absolutely necessary.
- If elected, what will you do to get the student and Negro riots in this country under control?Our first priority is always to have strong law enforcement. We also need more spending on education, more integration in our schools, and more programs to ensure that blacks can advance in our society after the stain of segregation.
- What is your opinion of Lyndon Johnson's new Medicare program?I commend this piece of legislation. Already we see many Americans receiving health care who would otherwise be stricken with serious and/or fatal conditions.
- Are you satisfied with this nation's economic performance over the previous five years?The unemployment rate right now is under four percent. Workers, particularly those in labor unions, enjoy high purchasing power and an ever-expanding lifestyle. Economic growth throughout the 1960s has been outstanding.
- Are you satisfied with the progress of desegregation in this country since the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?We have achieved great strides on this issue in the past twenty years -- and let the record show that Hubert H. Humphrey was at the forefront of this movement as early as 1948. We still have a long way to go, however, before we can truly realize the dream of Martin Luther King.
- Would you be willing to call an unconditional bombing halt of North Vietnam in the hopes of restarting peace negotiations?I would be willing to take this step and see what develops. It is imperative that we end the war in Vietnam as soon as possible.
- Do you believe that the black community in most cities overreacted to the assassination of Martin Luther King this past April?That was a very tough event for many of us to take, no matter what our backgrounds were. I believe that more precautions should have been taken to keep things from getting out of hand, but we must also remember that most Negroes wanted no part of these riots.
- Should Lyndon Johnson have been able to prevent the Tet Offensive?We could have prevented the Tet Offensive entirely if we'd never entangled ourselves in this Vietnamese quagmire.
- Do you support opening a new dialogue with our Communist adversaries, such as the Soviet Union and China?We should always be looking for areas of agreement, however limited, between ourselves, the Soviet Union, and Red China. At the very least, we can implement arms treaties and avoid the threat of a nuclear war.
- Did the Supreme Court overstep its bounds in Loving v. Virginia by declaring state miscegenation statutes unconstitutional?I fully support the Supreme Court in this decision. I don't know how someone in 1968 can stand up and fight against two peoples' right to marry each other.
- Do you think the Department of Housing and Urban Development, newly created by Lyndon Johnson, serves a useful purpose in American life?We need to do everything in our power to ensure that our poorest citizens have affordable housing. The HUD department is a centerpiece of this initiative.
- Have you given any thought to programs that would set racial quotas for job hiring or college admissions, in order to accelerate the process of integration?We absolutely need laws prohibiting discrimination, and we need to go the extra mile in ensuring equal opportunity for women and minorities. Kennedy and Johnson's executive orders relating to federal hiring do just that.
- What is causing the massive increase of crime in America? How will you reverse the trend?We need to improve our policing practices, prevent riots and disorder, and also address the underlying economic causes that spread dissatisfaction with the status quo.
- Did you support Lyndon Johnson's 1965 intervention in the Dominican Republic?With minimal cost and minimal loss of life, President Johnson was able to prevent a Communist uprising in the Dominican Republic. I fully support his actions in that area.
- Do you support the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, which provides free breakfast and milk to qualified schoolchildren of impoverished backgrounds? Or do you believe that the program is too costly and constitutes a misuse of federal power?This is a sensible piece of legislation. I support it and I think that every decent American supports it too.
- Do you hope to achieve an arms control agreement with the Soviet Union during your time in the Oval Office? What conditions would you agree to?I will definitely work towards the control of nuclear weapons as President. I sincerely hope that we can work out a reasonable agreement on this issue.
- Do we need more spending in the War on Poverty, especially in light of the riots since 1965?I support the War on Poverty as it stands. We have passed a lot of new initiatives and we should wait to see what effect they have. To me, cracking down on the law and order issues is more important.
- What is the overall theme of your campaign, remembering that the Democratic Party is underfunded and severely divided?I will reaffirm my support for the Great Society and pledge to do everything in my power to end the Vietnam War.
- What will you say in your acceptance speech at the Democratic Convention in Chicago? Will you address the rioting outside and the legacy of Robert Kennedy?My speech will hinge on a defense of liberalism and on the strong economy. I will call for a truce in Vietnam and for a truce on the racial issues in our country.
- An alarming percentage of union voters are inspired by the aggressively racist rhetoric of George Wallace. What will you do to win this group back to your side?In a prime-time national speech, I will directly address the candidacy of Mr. Wallace and appeal to the better nature of our union voters.
- Richard Nixon, perhaps remembering the debacle of 1960, has expressed little interest in a debate this election. Will you challenge him to one?This is a real opening for us. I will challenge Nixon on this issue relentlessly.
- After the debacle of the convention in Chicago, are you willing to make a statement condemning the student protestors? Or conversely, one blaming the Chicago police?I think there's a lot of blame for both sides. Surely we can all agree that violence cannot be condoned, whatever the source.
- Lyndon Johnson, in his crude way, swears that he will slit your throat if you oppose his policies on Vietnam while campaigning. Will you risk his wrath and be your own man on the trail?Johnson is a deeply unpopular President. I don't think his threats are credible here. I will loudly call for peace in Vietnam.
- On the weekend before the election, Lyndon Johnson's peace negotiations have collapsed with the North Vietnamese. Even worse, there are rumors that a Nixon operative has sabotaged the negotiations. Nixon swears to you on his honor that he is innocent. Will you make this an issue over the last two days of the campaign?This is bordering on treason. The American people deserve to hear about this.
- What is more important to you -- competing with Nixon in the border states (to help Humphrey) or winning over Humphrey voters in the northern cities (to help Nixon)?It looks like Nixon is the favorite, so I'm going to focus most of my efforts on campaigning where he's ahead.