Word: humphreyism
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Unfettered Team. Combined with the Republican vote, however, Wallace's showing underlined the electorate's biggest message to Washington: Americans want a change, although in the absence of a figure with a compelling program, their feelings were ambivalent. Hence they belatedly warmed to Humphrey's gutsy drive for an upset in such numbers as to make Election Night one of the most suspenseful in memory. Also, they were insufficiently moved by Nixon's wary campaign to give him a generous plurality. Finally, the candidates' failure to draw the issues very sharply does not allow...
...trend was obviously conservative, away from the omniscient federalism of the Great Society, toward the decentralized approach espoused by the Republicans and, more vaguely, by Wallace. White voters seemed to be attracted by Nixon's relatively tough stand on the law-and-order issue and leary of Humphrey's rather orthodox liberal approach. Because so little light showed between Nixon and Humphrey on Viet Nam, it is unlikely that the war played a large part in the presidential vote-or, for that matter, in the congressional races. The bombing suspension and the prospect of more significant negotiations...
Smallest Since Wilson. The vote pattern underscored yet again the fragmented condition of American politics. Negroes were almost unanimous for Humphrey, showing no faith whatever in Nixon's promise to give blacks "a piece of the action." The Northeast was Humphrey country, with the important exception of New Jersey, where Governor Richard Hughes blamed what he termed Wallace's "hate vote" for the narrow Democratic defeat. Nixon and Wallace divided the South, except for Texas. Nixon dominated most of the Midwestern and Western states. Historically, there is nothing too unusual about minority Presidents. In the 37 elections since...
...norm. Filling offices below the national ticket, voters in state after state indicated a keen sense of discrimination and a resistance to predictable patterns. In the House elections, incumbents seemed to enjoy the edge. In several Senate and gubernatorial contests, the voters reached for new personalities. In New York, Humphrey gained an easy victory, while the Republicans ended Democratic control of the state assembly...
...degree of unity in October that seemed impossible immediately after their August convention. Yet in defeat they lack a single strong leader. Lyndon Johnson may achieve an elder statesman's status, but he can hardly expect to regain the trust of the party's most vital activists. Humphrey, in his concession statement, pledged to "dedicate myself to a vital Democratic Party and to continue to work in the cause of human rights, of peace and the betterment of man." Although his showing certainly assures his position in the party, his most attentive listeners will not be among...