[LouieFisk]

” My first book, “Before the Storm,” was about the rise of Senator Barry Goldwater, the uncompromising National Review favorite whose refusal to exploit the violent backlash against civil rights, and whose bracingly idealistic devotion to the Constitution as he understood it — he called for Social Security to be made “voluntary” — led to his crushing defeat in the 1964 presidential election.”
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Idiot. After JFK’s death there was no way LBJ wouldn’t be elected, it was a “memorial” vote.

[hanamizu]

Idiot. After JFK’s death there was no way LBJ wouldn’t be elected, it was a “memorial” vote.

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For those of you not around for the assassination, it, today, seems incredible how quickly JFK was raised to sainthood in this country. He replaced Franklin on the half dollar and reluctance to spend this memorial currency led to the decline of the use of it in everyday transactions. They couldn’t wait to rename Cape Canaveral to Cape Kennedy, Idlewild Airport became JFK airport, dozen of schools, etc. etc.

A vote for LBJ was seen as a way to continue the “martyr’s” legacy. LBJ couldn’t lose.