Campaign Trail Results: Game #791059
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This Game:
- Year: 1968
- Player Candidate: Richard Nixon
- Running Mate: Spiro Agnew
- Difficulty Level: Easy
- Winner Take All Mode?: Yes
- Game Played:
View overall results, or a specific state:
| Candidate | Electoral Votes | Popular Votes | Pop. Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ---- Hubert H. Humphrey | 362 | 34,364,661 | 47.01 |
| ---- Richard Nixon | 120 | 28,121,408 | 38.47 |
| ---- George Wallace | 56 | 10,615,705 | 14.52 |
Visits:
- New York:4
- Texas:3
- Arkansas:2
- Pennsylvania:2
- Washington: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 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?How can anyone be satisfied with the course our nation has taken? Inflation is killing the value of the dollar and the gold standard itself is at risk. Unemployment is highest under the Johnson Administration among the very people he claims to care about the most.
- 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 will never win the peace in Vietnam by caving in to the Communists. I cannot support such an ill-conceived measure.
- Do you believe that the newly implemented federal welfare programs will be effective?These will absolutely work. The condition of the indigent classes in this country is appalling.
- Some have proposed implementing an Environmental Protection Agency at the federal level to combat industrial pollution. Would you support this as President?I believe that existing government agencies can handle the issues we have. It does upset any decent American to see rivers filled with black sludge and industrial waste.
- 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?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.
- Are you concerned with some of the activist stances that Earl Warren has taken in his time with the Supreme Court?On the balance I would not appoint another justice like Mr. Warren. Desegregating our schools was one thing, but he has gone off the deep end on these issues like school prayer, Miranda rights, and other activist decisions.
- Would you appoint federal judges who support the decision Engel v. Vitale outlawing mandatory school prayer?I will appoint judges who support religious freedom in the United States. Absolutely.
- What do you think of programs that require schools to use busing to achieve racial balance?What good is a Court decision banning segregation if we don't actually do something to integrate our schools? People oppose busing because they oppose school integration, pure and simple.
- Can you comment on the newly created Head Start program?We need to do anything we can to ensure quality education for our youngsters. Let's see how this program develops and whether it seems to work or not.
- 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 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.
- Would you consider a constitutional amendment to outlaw the birth control pill, given the Supreme Court's decisions on that issue?The Pill does not augur well for the social health of this nation. If we could get the support I'd love to see an Amendment that settles this issue once and for all.
- The unemployment rate is currently under 4%, in spite of the chaos that prevails in our nation. What will you do as president to keep unemployment low?The unemployment rate won't stay low for long if we continue to pass new regulations on housing, mining, and industrial concerns. I speak for the working man when I say that we need to get the federal government out of these areas.
- 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?The Vietnam War and the disorder in this country shows that our leadership has failed. I will work for American enterprise, end the war with honor, and end the violence in the streets.
- How far are you willing to go to compete in the American South against the campaign of George Wallace?We want to compete in every southern state. I will run to the right of Wallace on economic issues while lamenting the interference of the federal government in education and housing.
- As Governor of California, Ronald Reagan will be crucial to your chances in that state. Can you reassure him that you are sufficiently conservative to warrant his enthusiasm after your battle for the Republican nomination?We have involved Ronald Reagan extensively in our campaign. I think that is clear for anyone to see.
- 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? We can't have the American people saying that I'm afraid to debate Hubert Humphrey. Let's do it.
- 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?We need to remind union workers at every opportunity that Mr. Wallace is anti-union and regressive on every economic issue of the day.
- 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.