Nelson Rockefeller, now President Rockefeller, is the man in the hot seat. The most wanted man in America is now on his final step towards victory.
However, what doesn't sit right with him is what he needs to do to win. An internal fight between his liberal and conservative leanings, the war in Vietnam, and the fight against crime and drugs. A place too liberal for conservatives and too conservative for liberals. It is now time for him to choose if he wants to survive. He can continue the fight to expel extremism from the Republican party. However, the devil on his shoulder tells him what his “real” path to victory looks like.
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If you can end the War in Vietnam and roll back the excesses of the Great Society, you may just go down as a truly great President. Good luck working with a Democratic Congress, however...
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The American public will never know what might have transpired with you in the Oval Office. As it is, you are sure to enjoy a long retirement after this one...
", "no_electoral_majority_message": "Wallace's machinations have succeeded. The election will go to the House of Representatives where the Democrats hold a clear majority.
You do hold some cards however -- Humphrey would certainly rather make concessions to you, rather than deal with George Wallace. Perhaps you could obtain a place in his Administration, or some assurances on a policy issue of your choice.
", "description_as_running_mate": null, "candidate_score": 0.666, "running_mate": false } }, { "model": "campaign_trail.candidate", "pk": 24, "fields": { "first_name": "Edmund S.", "last_name": "Muskie", "election": 4, "party": "Democrat", "state": "Minnesota", "priority": 2, "description": "For years, Humphrey has been seen as Johnson's natural successor. This both helped and hurt him in the bitter nomination struggle.
Humphrey is fighting a war on many fronts. He must present a clear case for liberal ideals, bring back the activist wing of the party, head off Wallace's efforts, and still succeed in his primary task of defeating the odious Nixon.
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Now you must press forward with your efforts to defend the Great Society and to end the war in Vietnam. Failure in the latter case could be devastating when you seek reelection in 1972. After all, just look at what happened to the once-lustrous reputation of Lyndon Johnson over the past four years...
", "electoral_loss_message": "You may have performed admirably under trying circumstances, but it was always a tough sell for you after the chaos at the Democratic Convention in Chicago.
Your only consolation is that Nixon himself is a former loser. Even so, this is a horrednous turn of events for Democrats after the landslide of 1964. The best you can do now is to plot a comeback to the Senate, or as a candidate for President in 1972.
", "no_electoral_majority_message": "Fortunately for you the Democrats have won a majority of the nation's Congressional delegations. Unfortunately, you also have to deal with George Wallace. He will not allow the Southern states to support any candidate who advocates desegregation.
Your best chance, sadly, is to try to broker a deal with Nixon or with other moderate Republicans.
You are the likely winner, but who knows where this all ends?
", "description_as_running_mate": null, "candidate_score": 0.7, "running_mate": false } }, { "model": "campaign_trail.candidate", "pk": 25, "fields": { "first_name": "William A. ", "last_name": "Rusher", "election": 4, "party": "Conservative", "state": "Illinois", "priority": 3, "description": "George Wallace runs with a singular goal in mind -- preventing an electoral college majority, and then using his role as kingmaker to broker an end to desegregation.
If Wallace comes even close to achieving this, he will have cemented his reputation as one of the great villains of American political history -- or as a true hero in certain, narrow quarters.
Wallace will simply try to carry as many Southern states as he can to increase the odds of a deadlock.
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", "electoral_loss_message": "You put in a good effort, but your dream of brokering an end to desegregation will not come to fruition in 1968. No winning candidate will negotiate that point with you unless they absolutely have no choice.
The best you can do for now is continue to sound the call for a return to sanity in American politics. Perhaps if the riots and discord continue, you will have a better chance of making your voice heard in 1972.
", "no_electoral_majority_message": "In a close election, your electoral votes in the South have prevented either candidate from winning a majority. Get ready to put the squeeze on Humphrey and Nixon.
Of course, you still have to deal with the possibility that Humphrey and Nixon dislike you so much that they will simply strike a deal with each other. Whatever happens, it's sure to be interesting.
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Winning 1968 wasn't exclusively Rocky's accomplishment. Nelson needed a balance that made conservatives happy. Originally polling 10 points ahead, the race became extremely close due to Rockefeller’s vagueness on Vietnam and Humphrey’s well-put-together campaign. If he didn't let Agnew tear apart the war on poverty in the final weeks of the campaign. Well, he'd be a resounding failure. Humphrey and Johnson were shocked by how muddy you let the campaign get. You know if you have any chance at winning, it's by accepting the fact that you need Agnew, the conservatives, and the repudiation of all you believe in.
", "candidate_score": 0, "running_mate": true } }, { "model": "campaign_trail.candidate", "pk": 58, "fields": { "first_name": "Edmund", "last_name": "Muskie", "election": 4, "party": "Democrat", "state": "Maine", "priority": 33, "description": "n/a", "color_hex": "#0000FF", "secondary_color_hex": "#90C0FF", "is_active": 0, "image_url": "https://www.jetsimon.com/public/static/images/edmund-muskie-1968.jpg", "electoral_victory_message": "n/a", "electoral_loss_message": "n/a", "no_electoral_majority_message": "n/a", "description_as_running_mate": "Muskie is a Senator from Maine, and although he has a low national profile he could help Humphrey solidify his base and carry the Northeastern states.
By going with Muskie, Humphrey would probably be writing off most of the South and also would be giving Nixon an opening among moderate voters.
", "candidate_score": 0, "running_mate": true } }, { "model": "campaign_trail.candidate", "pk": 59, "fields": { "first_name": "Fred", "last_name": "Harris", "election": 4, "party": "Democrat", "state": "Oklahoma", "priority": 34, "description": "n/a", "color_hex": "#0000FF", "secondary_color_hex": "#90C0FF", "is_active": 0, "image_url": "https://www.jetsimon.com/public/static/images/fred-harris-1968.jpg", "electoral_victory_message": "n/a", "electoral_loss_message": "n/a", "no_electoral_majority_message": "n/a", "description_as_running_mate": "A Democrat from Oklahoma, Harris could help his party make a play for some of the Southern states without alienating its liberal wing.
Harris will add very little to the campaign if he fails to deliver some states in the South, and his young age (37 years) could be alarming to some voters.
", "candidate_score": 0, "running_mate": true } }, { "model": "campaign_trail.candidate", "pk": 60, "fields": { "first_name": "John", "last_name": "Connally", "election": 4, "party": "Democrat", "state": "Texas", "priority": 35, "description": "n/a", "color_hex": "#0000FF", "secondary_color_hex": "#90C0FF", "is_active": 0, "image_url": "https://www.jetsimon.com/public/static/images/john-connally-1968.jpg", "electoral_victory_message": "n/a", "electoral_loss_message": "n/a", "no_electoral_majority_message": "n/a", "description_as_running_mate": "Connally was and is the Governor of Texas who was infamously wounded in the Kennedy Assassination. He would reinforce a moderate image, help deliver Texas to the ticket, and dampen the appeal of Wallace elsewhere to all but the most hard-line segregationists.
However the anti-war, liberal wing of the party will surely recoil at this selection.
", "candidate_score": 0, "running_mate": true } }, { "model": "campaign_trail.candidate", "pk": 61, "fields": { "first_name": "Ted", "last_name": "Kennedy", "election": 4, "party": "Democrat", "state": "Massachusetts", "priority": 36, "description": "n/a", "color_hex": "#0000FF", "secondary_color_hex": "#90C0FF", "is_active": 0, "image_url": "https://www.jetsimon.com/public/static/images/ted-kennedy-1968.jpg", "electoral_victory_message": "n/a", "electoral_loss_message": "n/a", "no_electoral_majority_message": "n/a", "description_as_running_mate": "Younger brother to John and Robert Kennedy and a staunch liberal, Ted Kennedy would be a choice if Humphrey wished to reconcile with the liberal and anti-war wing of the party.
Kennedy will not accept the nomination, however, unless Humphrey repudiates the hawkish policies of President Johnson. This could cause problems with moderates and more importantly with the Democratic establishment.
", "candidate_score": 0, "running_mate": true } }, { "model": "campaign_trail.candidate", "pk": 62, "fields": { "first_name": "Curtis", "last_name": "LeMay", "election": 4, "party": "Republican", "state": "Ohio", "priority": 37, "description": "n/a", "color_hex": "#FF0000", "secondary_color_hex": "#FFA0A0", "is_active": 0, "image_url": "https://www.jetsimon.com/public/static/images/curtis-lemay-1968.jpg", "electoral_victory_message": "n/a", "electoral_loss_message": "n/a", "no_electoral_majority_message": "n/a", "description_as_running_mate": "A famous (some say infamous) General in the Army for many years, LeMay is dismayed by the prospect of Richard Nixon accepting nuclear parity with the Soviet Union. He also is drawn to Wallace's message of social order.
LeMay is prone to make off the cuff remarks about the use of nuclear weapons, however, which could lead to concerns about Wallace's foreign policy vision.
", "candidate_score": 0, "running_mate": true } }, { "model": "campaign_trail.candidate", "pk": 63, "fields": { "first_name": "Happy", "last_name": "Chandler", "election": 4, "party": "Democrat", "state": "Kentucky", "priority": 38, "description": "n/a", "color_hex": "#0000FF", "secondary_color_hex": "#90C0FF", "is_active": 0, "image_url": "https://www.jetsimon.com/public/static/images/happy-chandler-1968.jpg", "electoral_victory_message": "n/a", "electoral_loss_message": "n/a", "no_electoral_majority_message": "n/a", "description_as_running_mate": "A Democratic Senator from Kentucky and former Commissioner of Major League Baseball, Chandler would give Wallace's outsider campaign some credibility.
As a conservative Democrat, Chandler supports the calls for law and order and fiscal conservatism. However, he will not stand as Wallace's running mate unless he softens his rhetoric on segregation, which in turn could alienate other Southern states.
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Thurmond's presence could help tilt the Carolinas in Wallace's direction, but it will take every ounce of Wallace's persuasive acumen to get Thurmond to agree to run.
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