@BeschlossDC He was really nasty about the military/industry complex. You factor that in?
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@BeschlossDC I had no idea Scranton was living; glad he was remembered today. No '68 candidates living; only McCloskey from '72 (I think)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BeschlossDC. Or if new Mrs. Rockefeller had her baby in secret Catholic schoolgirl-style (hey, just through convention), Rocky would've wonThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BeschlossDC And possibly would've set up an even-worse Electoral College landslide loss similar to Roosevelt/Landon. Good call by Ike.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BeschlossDC: Had Ike not gotten cold feet in 1964 about joining anti-Goldwater "cabal," GOP might have chosen Scranton to run vs LBJThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BeschlossDC Respectfully, by 1964, the more correct honorific would have been "President Eisenhower" or "Ex-President Eisenhower".Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BeschlossDC Scranton was a good man. Rational.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BeschlossDC Disagree: the conservatives had learned from '52. Goldwater had already secured path to delegate majority that weekend in June. -
@BeschlossDC And by learned from '52, I mean Dewey's maneuver at The Shamrock to seat Ike delegations. Goldwater had all the power in '64.
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