Word: goldwaterism
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Virginia (12). With Democrat Harry Byrd sitting another one out, Goldwater would win comfortably.
Washington (9). Boeing's loss of the TFX fighter-aircraft contract and the state's loss of shipyard work to the East have irked both management and labor, could be just enough to tip the state to Goldwater.
Wyoming (3). All the way with Goldwater.
Thus, if Texas went Democratic, Kennedy would have 280 electoral votes, ten more than the 270 needed for a majority. If Texas went for Goldwater, Barry would have 266, with an excellent chance for picking up more than the necessary additional four from among the Kennedy-hating unpledged electors of...
But Russell found several colleagues in a dismantling mood, and foremost among them was South Dakota Democrat George McGovern. Warning that "excessive" military spending was "distorting our economy, wasting our human resources and restricting our leadership in the world," McGovern called for a flat 10% cut from the $22.8 bil...