1) LBJ did not resign the presidency. If he had, Mr. Humphrey would have gone into the convention as the incumbent. Not saying that would have unified the party, but it would have been an entirely different scene. Today, President Harris would enjoy full support from virtually all those who are supporting Mr. Biden, as wel…
1) LBJ did not resign the presidency. If he had, Mr. Humphrey would have gone into the convention as the incumbent. Not saying that would have unified the party, but it would have been an entirely different scene. Today, President Harris would enjoy full support from virtually all those who are supporting Mr. Biden, as well as all those who don't really want to be the nominee this year.
2) The Democratic party was already torn apart by the Vietnam War. There's no anti-Joe movement today like there was anti-LBJ in '68. ("Hey, hey, LBJ! How many kids did you kill today?" Not to mention the McCarthy and RFK candidacy.
Two points, TC:
1) LBJ did not resign the presidency. If he had, Mr. Humphrey would have gone into the convention as the incumbent. Not saying that would have unified the party, but it would have been an entirely different scene. Today, President Harris would enjoy full support from virtually all those who are supporting Mr. Biden, as well as all those who don't really want to be the nominee this year.
2) The Democratic party was already torn apart by the Vietnam War. There's no anti-Joe movement today like there was anti-LBJ in '68. ("Hey, hey, LBJ! How many kids did you kill today?" Not to mention the McCarthy and RFK candidacy.
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If you will re-read, you will see I wrote "resigned his candidacy"