[Fiji Hill]

Nixon later said, “Well, we lost Texas in 1960 because of that ... congressman in Dallas” — referring to Alger with a vulgar epithet.

Nixon might have won the state had he run on a conservative platform instead of as a mushy moderate, and had he chosen a solid conservative running mate such as Rep. Walter Judd (R-Minn.) instead of the RINO Boston Brahmin Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.

[fieldmarshaldj]

I’m not altogether certain Nixon did lose Texas in ‘60. LBJ already established himself as a cheater, and I expect there was enough chicanery that he did steal the state.