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Subject: They didn't make a big deal about brands back then; he was treated like a fringe candidate who shouldn't be taken seriously

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He never led the race like Trump has
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Date Posted: Sun November 29, 2015 15:24:49
In reply to: I don't remember 's message, "When George Wallace was running for President again & again, was there a lot of handwringing about how his candidacy was damaging the "Brand" of the Democratic party?" on Sun November 29, 2015 14:52:29

Wallace's main goal was to throw the election into the House of Representatives and demand that the ultimate winner agree to civil rights concessions. Similar to how Rutherford Hayes sold out blacks to "win" the 1876 election--even though Samuel Tilden won the popular vote.

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Wallace won both the Maryland & Michigan primaries in 1972, the day after he was shot (NT) I wonder how much was a sympathy vote? Sun November 29, 2015 16:11:54

Presumably the vast majority of it, since he was floundering before that (NT) -- Though getting paralyzed changed his racist views, Sun November 29, 2015 16:15:05

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