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American History

PoindexterOglethorpe

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8. I was around then also.

Reply to Tomconroy (Reply #3)

Mon Sep 27, 2021, 12:30 AM

Sep 2021

Not quite old enough to vote in 1968.

The first hurdle was actually getting the nomination, and again, he didn't have the delegates even after his California win, and those controlling the rest of the delegate selection were not fans of RFK.

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I Saw John Wilkes Booth Shoot Abraham Lincoln. [View all] Tomconroy Sep 2021 OP

Lincoln's assassination thucythucy Sep 2021 #1

It's not certain that RFK would have gotten the nomination in 1968. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2021 #2

I lived through it and think it would have been tough for Bobby to win. Tomconroy Sep 2021 #3

I was around then also. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2021 #8

It's impossible to know now, of course. thucythucy Sep 2021 #4

Bobby and Hubert were friends. Either might have accepted the VP Tomconroy Sep 2021 #5

So much of history that now seems inevitable thucythucy Sep 2021 #7

The likelihood of RFK actually getting the nomination was pretty slim. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2021 #9

I've seen this great eye witness testimony, and recommend appalachiablue Sep 2021 #6

Perhaps 25 years ago, on a trip to DC, I went to Ford's theater. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2021 #10

Sounds like a very intriguing story, it rings a bell, thanks for the appalachiablue Sep 2021 #11