Campaign Trail Results: Game #234623
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This Game:
- Year: 1968
- Player Candidate: Richard Nixon
- Running Mate: Ronald Reagan
- Difficulty Level: Normal
- Winner Take All Mode?: Yes
- Game Played:
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View overall results, or a specific state:
| Candidate | Electoral Votes | Popular Votes | Pop. Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ---- Hubert H. Humphrey | 468 | 36,270,349 | 49.79 |
| ---- George Wallace | 39 | 10,843,429 | 14.89 |
| ---- Richard Nixon | 31 | 25,726,028 | 35.32 |
Visits:
- Washington DC:12
Answers:
- Would you consider sending troops into Laos, Cambodia, or North Vietnam to more aggressively combat the flow of Communist troops into South Vietnam?We need to pull our forces out of Vietnam as soon as possible. This war is a national disgrace.
- What is your opinion of Lyndon Johnson's new Medicare program?Medicare is only the beginning of what we need to do in this country. I support a national health care system for all Americans.
- 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?Whites and Negroes are naturally unsuited to mix together in society. The entire premise of desegregation is a farce, and my campaign is dedicated to ending this misguided policy.
- With all of the new programs that have implemented over the past five years, do you still believe there is room for the federal government to expand its responsibilities?We still need a national health care system. We still need a federal education system. Our work is never finished as long as poverty exists in the United States.
- Some have proposed implementing an Environmental Protection Agency at the federal level to combat industrial pollution. Would you support this as President?This is one of the most dangerous ideas I can think of. A federal agency to combat pollution will hurt business, increase unemployment, and undermine the wages of our workers.
- 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.
- Would you be willing to place increasing responsibility in the hands of South Vietnam for their own defense?I will withdraw American troops from Vietnam as soon as possible. The South Vietnamese should be capable of defending their own borders if they are as afraid of the Communist menace as they say they are.
- Do you support opening a new dialogue with our Communist adversaries, such as the Soviet Union and China?I support a new era in U.S. - Communist relations. We have to be realistic and accept that Communism is here to stay, and work within that framework to find reasonable compromise in foreign affairs.
- What is your opinion on the legality of abortion? Would you attempt to legalize or prohibit this practice at the federal level?I support the right of women to control their reproductive destiny. This should be defended at the federal level.
- What do you think of programs that require schools to use busing to achieve racial balance?Busing is nothing but another conspiracy to mongrelize the races of this country. First it was the Brown decision. Now it's some policy that some academic came up with to send children to school thirty miles from their house as part of some social engineering scheme.
- Can you comment on the newly created Head Start program?Programs like Head Start are the only way that we will end poverty in our cities and rural districts. I fought for this program from the beginning and I will support it as President.
- 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.
- If elected as President, what would you do to lower the inflation rate in this country, which currently stands at over 4%?Right now we have the strongest economy almost in the history of the United States. Unemployment is at 3% and our national output is growing at a furious pace. Compared to this, our 4% inflation rate is a pretty minor concern.
- 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?You're dang right I've given some thought to this. We have laws in the books right now that require federal contractors to hire unqualified candidates, and we need to repeal them immediately.
- 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 believe that President Johnson overstepped his bounds in negotiating the Kennedy Round of trade agreements? Do you support the liberalization of international trade under the GATT?International trade will undermine the prosperity of the working man as quickly as it will undermine the sovereignty of the United States. I don't support any of these global organizations.
- Do we need more spending in the War on Poverty, especially in light of the riots since 1965?We are the greatest nation on earth and we cannot rest until every citizen has an opportunity to share in that prosperity.
- What will be the overall theme of your campaign as you criss-cross the United States?Lyndon Johnson has created more programs and agencies than any President except for FDR. I will act more in line with the wishes of the American people.
- What will be the thrust of your speech as you accept the Republican nomination in Miami?I will praise Johnson's social programs like Medicare, while also lamenting the disorder in the streets. I will pledge to work with Democrats to find common ground at home and to end the war in Vietnam.
- Sources have indicated that Johnson is close to reaching a breakthrough in negotiations with the North Vietnamese, which could almost assure a Democratic win on Tuesday. An operative with connections to the South Vietnam government is willing to sabotage these negotiations with promises that you will offer a better deal when elected. Will you take a chance on this plan?This will guarantee victory for us if successful. Let's roll the dice.
- Your Democratic counterpart has repeatedly challenged you to a debate. After your debacle against Kennedy in 1960, will you debate your opponent this time? I won't risk a debate with Humphrey. We can defeat him without one.
- Will you try to compete with Johnson and Humphrey's machine in Texas?Texas should be fertile ground for the George Wallace message. If Humphrey and Johnson get into a rift, I think we've got a real shot in that state. I will try my best to win it.
- 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.