What would DU have looked like in 1960, 1968, or 1972?

[theboss]

You know, Democrat primaries that were truly nasty and in which candidates actually differed on the issues?

Would Humphrey backers have accused JFK of stealing WV?

What would have happened after Daley beat the hell out of everyone in '68?

What about Muskie falling apart?

[H2O Man]

1. Interesting question.

I kind of think we are in the updated version of 1968 now.

[LisaM]

2. Well, in 1960 it would have been the Stevenson people railing against the Kennedy machine

I know, because we have letters my mother-in-law wrote on the subject in 1959 or 1960 on that very thing! It's so interesting to me now.

[muntrv]

3. In 68, many DUers would have called LBJ the war pig and RFK the messiah.

[Endangered Specie]

4. I'm sure plenty of people would be calling JFK a fraud and a thief...

plenty more would be trying to draft LBJ to run again (68)
plenty more would be calling Humphrey a career politican trying to run again (68)
and lord only knows what with McGovern.

[thunder rising]

5. If this communication form in some sort existed: 4 people would not have been killed in Ohio.

The race riots may not have happened. MLK may still be alive.

This is the voice of a free people ... for as long as it may last!

Mark my words, the blogs are targeted to be quieted.

[The Wielding Truth]

6. Democrat primaries ? That would not be used.

[loser_user]

8. That's right

Everyone would be arguing about how someone like Daley or other political bosses would try to manipulate the brokered convention or something to the likes.

[no name no slogan]

13. They had them, but they didn't mean much

Mostly they were just popularity contests. Oftentimes, a candidate wouldn't even be on the ballot himself, and a "surrogate" would run in his place (or her place, if it was Shirley Chisholm).

[no name no slogan]

7. I bet they'd be using this to look at it

[loser_user]

19. LOL what year did they build that model?

[no name no slogan]

20. By the looks of the "monitor", I'd say 1958

but don't quote me on that ;)

[riverdale]

21. 1954

The text below the picture says 2004 is 50 years in the future.

[SheWhoMustBeObeyed]

9. Well, the stone slabs that we used to chisel on...

would've really slowed down some of these post counts.

BTW Daley didn't beat hell out of anyone. His cops, yeah. But I know someone they missed. He's always been fast on his feet.

:rofl:

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

10. It would have been too bourgeois to actually call itself "Underground"

And, I think our current candidates are trying to avoid the "nasty" stuff in an attempt to discuss acutal issues, all while trying to be "Jesus Christ, Superstar".

Mi dos centavos.


:hippie:

[DB1]

11. In 1968 there would have been a total meltdown in June.

[CalGator]

15. yeah, summer of 68 would have been rough. nt

[book_worm]

12. '72 McGovern, Gene McCarthy and Mayor Lindsey would have been the top candidates on DU

In '68 lots of DUers would have been for McCarthy and considered RFK coming in after McCarthy embarrassed LBJ in NH (didn't win but came close) as being, well, ruthless. There would have been a smattering of Humphrey supporters, too. 1960 I think a lot of Duers would have hoped Adlai Stevenson would run again against that upstart John F. Kennedy.

[no name no slogan]

16. NO WAY!!! SAM YORTY WOULD DOMINATE!!!

Sam would've been like Lee L. Mercer Jr., except he'd get more press coverage

[kirby]

14. Teletype and Dot Matrix printers n/t

[Renew Deal]

17. Here you go

[Mz Pip]

18. 1968

The Clean Genes would have ruled!

Eugene McCarthy!

Mz Pip Veteran of the 1968 Democratic Convention. Yippee!
:dem:

[Jed Dilligan]

22. It would have been made of cork

[Syrinx]

23. something like this?

[theboss]

24. Marry me

Wow

[Syrinx]

26. I forgot to take out the Hillary and Obama signs

This is better.

[Obamaniac]

25. JFK IS A CULT LEADER --- only Humphrey can win in 1960

nt

[TheWraith]

27. Oh, we'd have killed each other, I assure you. NT

[SoxFan]

28. Or 1976

The year when pretty much every registered Democrat in America ran for president at one point or another.

Jimmy Carter ("fundie!")
Mo Udall ("Mormon wierdo with seven wives!")
Fred Harris ("unelectable! And his wife is crazy!")
Sargent Shriver ("stalking horse for Teddy!")
George Wallace ("AAAAAAAUUUUGGGHHHH!!!")
Hubert Humphrey ("washed up has-been!")
Jerry Brown ("nut!")
Frank Church ("He's from Idaho! Must be a closet puke!")
Scoop Jackson ("Neocon!")
Terry Sanford ("Egghead! And Duke sucks!")
Lloyd Bentsen ("DINO!")
Milton Shapp ("who?") ....actually, he was the governor of Pennsylvania
Walter Mondale ("Wimp!")