Campaign Trail Results: Game #761303
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This Game:
- Year: 1960
- Player Candidate: Richard Nixon
- Running Mate: Nelson Rockefeller
- Difficulty Level: Impossible
- Winner Take All Mode?: Yes
- Game Played:
View overall results, or a specific state:
| Candidate | Electoral Votes | Popular Votes | Pop. Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ---- John F. Kennedy | 517 | 39,154,842 | 58.79 |
| ---- Harry Byrd | 14 | 336,557 | 0.51 |
| ---- Richard Nixon | 6 | 27,104,256 | 40.70 |
Visits:
- Texas:4
- New Mexico:2
- Oklahoma:2
- Arkansas:1
- Georgia:1
- Mississippi:1
- Missouri:1
Answers:
- What kind of tone will you attempt to set in your campaign this fall?It is important to keep the Republican Party moving into the future. We need to act on civil rights, education, and health care over the coming term.
- What do you have to say about the selection of Nelson Rockefeller as your running mate?I know this is a bold step, but I believe that Nelson Rockefeller represents the future of our party, and I believe he will be a dynamic leader of this party and nation for many years to come.
- At a campaign stop today in Harlem, your running mate, Nelson Rockefeller, seemed to promise that your Administration would propose extensive federal civil rights legislation. Do you stand by his statement?Absolutely. This statement was made with the full support of our campaign.
- There have been a large number of sit-ins recently, where black students and activists are sitting at whites-only lunch counters and department stores to advocate for desegregation. Do you support this movement?This movement has my full support, as do the other civil rights measures of our day. I will push for a Civil Rights Act as President.
- Southern Republicans are insisting that you visit their region extensively during this campaign, claiming that Kennedy will be vulnerable in some states. What are your thoughts?I can't make promises in advance about where I will or won't visit.
- Eisenhower has his own responsibilities as President, but he is able to hit the trail for the last week of the campaign. He will obviously provide a huge boost wherever he appears. What do you think?I want Eisenhower to plant himself in New York, and to stay there until election day. That state is too important to take chances with.
- There has been a proposal for a series of television debates between you and Kennedy. Is this something you are interested in?I've been a champion debater for my entire life. I'd be happy to go against Kennedy on TV.
- Anti-Catholicism has been a huge issue thus far in the campaign, with hundreds of pamphlets and leaflets being distributed across the South and Midwest. Do you have any comment?Honestly, I'd rather that people didn't bring this issue up. People know that Kennedy is Catholic, and this can only galvanize his support from that sector.
- Anti-Catholicism continues to be an issue. Major newspapers have published a statement by 150 Protestant clergy, including Norman Vincent Peale, opposing any Catholic as President. Do you have any comment?Again, I'd have to say that this is a valid concern. This would set a dangerous precedent for the independence of our nation's executive.
- To what extent will you make your experience as Vice President a theme of your campaign against the youthful Kennedy?I think there are better themes to touch on. Let's focus on our plans for national defense and economic growth, and also focus more on Kennedy's inexperience.
- There was a recent effort in Congress to pass a program to provide medical care to elderly Americans, but it was narrowly defeated. Will you make a further push for this type of program as President?This program is a good starting point, but I would much prefer a program of national health insurance for all Americans -- not just the elderly.
- Currently the highest income tax bracket pays a rate of 91%. Will you work harder to cut tax rates as President?This is not a high priority for me as President. We need to create an old age insurance program and increase our funding for education.
- Is the United States adequately prepared to defend against the Soviet threat today?Cuba has been lost to the Soviet Union, providing a potential base for Communist aggression on the very doorstep of our nation. I am very unsatisfied with the current situation.
- Do you believe the United States is adequately prepared to defend against the Soviet threat over the next ten years?We have a missile gap, and an overly tight monetary policy that is constraining our growth. I'm very concerned that these shortfalls will allow the Soviet Union to gain an advantage if they are not addressed.
- During the Great Depression, the federal government began a policy of farm subsidies to stabilize farm incomes and to target a specific output of each crop. Are these policies still necessary in 1960?They are absolutely necessary. Farmers are not in a good position to bargain for their crops, and any economic weakness in that sector can easily cause a recession in the broader economy.
- Recently, Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested at a sit-in in Atlanta, and has now been sentenced to four months in prison for failing to get a Georgia driver's license after moving to that state. Do you have any comment or action you would like to take?Let's make a public comment criticizing this arrest, and expressing our hopes that this situation doesn't escalate any further.
- Are you satisfied with the economy and the economic policies of this country over the past eight years?We must do better. Our present Administration has advocated a hard money policy which caused the recession of 1958 and left idle industrial capacity in our country.
- Do you support a minimum wage of $1.25 per hour, with some exceptions for small business? Such a measure was recently defeated in Congress.I support this measure, and believe it would be greatly beneficial to millions of American workers.
- How serious, at the current time, do you believe the internal Communist threat is?The last thing we need is a return to excesses and witch-hunts of the early 1950s. We need to keep ourselves focused on the external Communist threat.
- Should the United States apologize to the Soviet Union for the controversy surrounding the downed U-2 spy plane and surrounding espionage?We lost a lot of ground diplomatically after this event, and much of that could have been avoided had we issued a formal apology.
- Did Dwight Eisenhower do the right thing when he sent federal troops to Little Rock to ensure the integration of the high school there?We should have found a better way to resolve this issue, rather than intrude into the sovereignty of an American state.
- Has the United States adequately defended against the Communist threat in Indochina? Would you support further action there if necessary?We need to make sure we don't overextend ourselves into new regions when the situation does not warrant it.
- What is your position on the power of labor unions in the United States?Labor unions have been needlessly undermined by the Taft-Hartley Act, and by self-serving investigations from both parties. I will do anything I can as President to support our nation's laborers.
- Do you believe that current levels of defense spending are adequate?In the final analysis, every dollar spent on defense is taken from more productive uses within our economy. I will look for ways to find common ground with the Soviet Union so that we can cut defense spending.
- Where will you spend your final day before the election?We will focus on Texas and the South.