Campaign Trail Results: Game #560490
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This Game:
- Year: 1968
- Player Candidate: George Wallace
- Running Mate: Happy Chandler
- 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 % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ---- Richard Nixon | 320 | 33,320,535 | 45.85 |
| ---- Hubert H. Humphrey | 191 | 32,966,569 | 45.36 |
| ---- George Wallace | 27 | 6,392,304 | 8.80 |
Visits:
- Alabama:3
- Louisiana:3
- Mississippi:3
- Georgia:1
- Idaho:1
- Oklahoma:1
Answers:
- Would you consider sending troops into Laos, Cambodia, or North Vietnam to more aggressively combat the flow of Communist troops into South Vietnam?Absolutely not. I'm looking for ways to end this war with an honorable peace agreement, not ways to incite the wrath of Red China.
- 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?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 worst thing we can do right now is to sabotage the progress we have seen by continuing to squander our money on a war in Vietnam. I support a full employment economy as well -- meaning we must be vigilant against misguided attempts to raise interest rates.
- 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?We need to pull our forces out of Vietnam as soon as possible. This war is a national disgrace.
- Some have proposed implementing an Environmental Protection Agency at the federal level to combat industrial pollution. Would you support this as President?This is something I whole-heartedly support. We have rivers that are unusable to humans, acid rain falling from the skies, and smog so thick in some cities that people can barely see.
- 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.
- Would you be willing to place increasing responsibility in the hands of South Vietnam for their own defense?My goal is President will be to negotiate a comprehensive peace treaty between North and South Vietnam and end this war. That is the only real solution.
- What is the maximum number of troops that you would commit to Vietnam?We need to reduce our troop strength to the minimum necessary level to prevent the downfall of South Vietnam while we work these issues out at the bargaining table.
- Are you concerned with some of the activist stances that Earl Warren has taken in his time with the Supreme Court?The Warren Court is the first Supreme Court in history which has had the guts to use constitutional law for the benefit of the common citizen. I will continue to appoint sound judges like Mr. Warren, Abe Fortas, and Thurgood Marshall.
- Has the current Supreme Court contributed to our disorder with decisions such as Gideon v. Wainright and Miranda v. Arizona?Due process for defendants is a Constitutional right. I'm confident that we will find a way to enforce the law in this country without devolving into a police state.
- 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.
- Would you appoint federal judges who support the decision Engel v. Vitale outlawing mandatory school prayer?We have Catholics, Jews, and others in this country who should not be forced to pray in a certain way because of what some principal believes in a public school. This is a First Amendment issue in my opinion.
- 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 your position on expanding the Clean Air Act of 1963? Do you believe that stricter enforcement against pollutants is necessary, or does the current law suffice?I dream of a country where every citizen has clean air to breathe. The Clean Air Act is a good start but I'm not opposed to further legislation in this area.
- 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.
- 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?We have no idea if Nixon was involved in this or not. I won't cheapen the outcome of this election and risk my own reputation with flimsy innuendo.
- What will be the overall message of your campaign?I am a serious candidate for President of the United States. I will protect law-abiding Americans from social disorder and I will win the war in Vietnam.
- What can you say to the people of the South to dampen the appeal of Richard Nixon?I'm more worried about sticking it to Humphrey than I am about Nixon. If it comes down to a negotiated election, I'd rather have Nixon in the driver's seat because I think we can work with him.
- 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)?I'm just going to run my campaign and whatever happens between those two will happen.
- If there is no majority in the electoral college, what are your goals at the bargaining table?Whatever ends up happening on election day, I cannot comment about the aftermath at this point. If that scenario develops I will hear what each side has to say and make a decision at that point.