Campaign Trail Results: Game #942748
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This Game:
- Year: 1960
- Player Candidate: Richard Nixon
- Running Mate: Barry Goldwater
- Difficulty Level: Normal
- Winner Take All Mode?: Yes
- Game Played:
View overall results, or a specific state:
| Candidate | Electoral Votes | Popular Votes | Pop. Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ---- John F. Kennedy | 497 | 38,339,322 | 57.20 |
| ---- Richard Nixon | 34 | 28,684,286 | 42.80 |
| ---- Harry Byrd | 6 | 0 | 0.00 |
Visits:
- Texas:4
- Arizona:2
- California:2
- New Mexico:1
- North Carolina:1
- Tennessee:1
- Virginia:1
Answers:
- 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 focus on the Midwest.
- 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 Barry Goldwater as your running mate?Barry Goldwater is an Air Force veteran, a rugged individualist, and a man of principle. I'm proud to have him on my ticket.
- 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 agree. We can definitely split the South if we make a strong play for it this year. I will visit extensively.
- 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?This needs to be a key centerpiece of our campaign. Our current President is widely popular, and I can easily make the case that I was a central part of his Administration.
- 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?I would redouble our efforts on this front. Too many of our nation's elderly are unable to afford decent medical care in their advanced years.
- Do you believe that the islands of Quemoy and Matsu should fall within the United States defense perimeter in Asia?I'm not sure it's practical or desirable from a military standpoint to defend two tiny islands that are much closer to the Chinese mainland than they are to Formosa.
- Currently the highest income tax bracket pays a rate of 91%. Will you work harder to cut tax rates as President?We need to cut this rate substantially. It is way too high.
- Is the United States adequately prepared to defend against the Soviet threat today?We can never be fully satisfied, but we have certainly held our own in the Cold War over the past eight years, compared to where we were during the Korean War.
- 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?We have too much of a farm surplus right now, and we need to reduce subsidies for production so that prices can fall into balance and benefit the consumer.
- Would you support the passage of a federal civil rights bill as President to address the worst excesses of segregation in the South?This is something that is more appropriately addressed by individual states, though I will do anything I can to enforce the decisions of our Supreme Court.
- 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 need more spending and lower interest rates, and we need to repeal the Taft-Hartley Act and put more money into the hands of the American people.
- How serious, at the current time, do you believe the internal Communist threat is?It's unfortunate that we've become less vigilant on the internal Communist threat in recent years. Espionage and infiltration of our government is as serious a threat as external Soviet action.
- Should the United States apologize to the Soviet Union for the controversy surrounding the downed U-2 spy plane and surrounding espionage?Absolutely not. We cannot show weakness in the face of the Soviet threat, and the Paris Summit collapsed from the intransigence of Nikita Khrushchev.
- 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.
- What would you do as President to combat increasing unemployment in America's industrial cities?If we continue our current economic policies, the economy should continue to recover into the 1960s and we will see a rebound in our employment rate.
- 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.
- 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.