1968 Presidential Campaign

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:campaign
gptkbp:election Nixon led in polls
gptkbp:election_year gptkb:1968
gptkbp:historical_significance Rise of the counterculture movement
Increased polarization in American politics
Major political realignment in the U. S.
First election after the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1968 Presidential Campaign
gptkbp:humphrey's_campaign_finance Support from labor unions
gptkbp:humphrey's_campaign_slogan “ The Great Society”
gptkbp:humphrey's_domestic_policy_focus Social welfare programs
gptkbp:humphrey's_foreign_policy_focus Continuation of Great Society programs
gptkbp:humphrey's_running_mate gptkb:Edmund_Muskie
gptkbp:humphrey's_strategy Continuity of Johnson's policies
gptkbp:is_debated_in gptkb:Nixon-Humphrey_debates
gptkbp:key_issues gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:Law_and_Order
Civil Rights
gptkbp:media_coverage Television debates
gptkbp:nixon's_campaign_finance Fundraising from business interests
gptkbp:nixon's_campaign_slogan “ Peace with Honor”
gptkbp:nixon's_domestic_policy_focus Economic stability
gptkbp:nixon's_foreign_policy_focus Vietnam negotiations
gptkbp:nixon's_running_mate gptkb:Spiro_Agnew
gptkbp:nixon's_victory_margin 0.7%
gptkbp:notable_nominees gptkb:Hubert_Humphrey
gptkb:Henry_Nixon
gptkb:George_Wallace
gptkbp:political_affiliation gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkb:American_Independent_Party
gptkbp:political_impact Rise of third-party candidates
Shift in Southern voting patterns
gptkbp:result Richard Nixon elected President
gptkbp:significant_event gptkb:Chicago_Democratic_National_Convention
gptkbp:sponsorship gptkb:American_Federation_of_Labor_and_Congress_of_Industrial_Organizations
gptkb:National_Basketball_Association
gptkb:Southern_Democrats
gptkbp:strategy gptkb:Law_and_Order
gptkbp:voter_turnout over 60%
gptkbp:wallace's_campaign_finance Grassroots fundraising
gptkbp:wallace's_campaign_slogan “ Segregation Now, Segregation Tomorrow, Segregation Forever”
gptkbp:wallace's_domestic_policy_focus States' rights
gptkbp:wallace's_foreign_policy_focus Isolationism
gptkbp:wallace's_running_mate gptkb:Madison_Grant
gptkbp:wallace's_strategy Appeal to segregationist voters
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Robert_F._Kennedy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3