I’ve seen this movie before.
In 1968, President Lyndon Johnson faced protests over America’s involvement in Vietnam. Sen. Eugene McCarthy ran against him in the New Hampshire primary and garnered over 41% of the vote. Encouraged by this showing of popular discontent, Robert F. Kennedy jumped into the contest. In the face of growing opposition from within his own party, Johnson withdrew from the race.
Kennedy, who looked on track to win the nomination, was assassinated and Hubert Humphrey, Johnson’s vice president, was selected.
Despite Humphrey’s solid liberal background, disaffected supporters of McCarthy and Kennedy sat out the election and Richard Nixon won a narrow victory.
In 2016, how many sat out because they couldn’t see voting for Hilary Clinton?
2024 is not the year for voters to sit out an election because neither candidate is their ideal choice. There’s a saying, “Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good.”
Cyrus Won
Palolo
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