I think I remember, as a young lad, bumper stickers that said “Goldwater want’s to nuke Vietnam” or something like that. Any other old fart’s, as my Dad always said, remember that?
AS a kid, I remember Goldwater/Hot Water; and then LBJ followed the same plan.
this is the ad i think did him the most damage...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDTBnsqxZ3k
here is later commented on the ad:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6_PGj3VQXI