[SunkenCiv]

Delivered at the 1964 Republican National Convention at San Francisco, California

Thanks central_va -- good call, very good call, IMHO; the Goldwater nomination was a short-term disaster for the Pubbies, but clearly the only way LBJ could have been denied the 1964 election would have been another bullet at Dealey Plaza. Goldwater's victory kicked the legs out from under Rockefeller and his me-too rich limosine libs; his speech named LBJ's successor; and most importantly all this led right to the Reagan presidency.

And the 1964 Demwit convention (and the Arab assassin of Robert Kennedy) started in motion the events that led to the Obama presidency.

• Democratic Debacle (1964 convention, repercussions today)

[central_va]

the Goldwater nomination was a short-term disaster for the Pubbies,

There are many parallels here. Worth discussing. You have to look really far downrange to get a clear picture.