I was in 8th grade in the south studying this election in Civics class and glued to the tv that night. Hearing these legendary broadcasters continually use "Negro ghetto" is so shocking in 2018. Lordy. I see others noticed this as well.
At 8:27:00 Cronkite's weird, wrong assumption regarding Humphrey VS Kennedy in West Virginia: West Virginia - Statewide Popular Vote Share (Total Votes): 1960 - J.F.Kennedy: 52.7% (441,786) 1968 - H.Humphrey: 49.6% (374,091) **Kennedy received 67,695 MORE votes than Humphrey 8 years prior!!** West Virginia - Total Votes: 1960: 837,781 1968: 754,206 (-83,575 LESS voters) Ohio County, West Virginia (Includes Wheeling, WV) 1960 - J.F.Kennedy (D): 51.5% (18,423) 1968 - H.Humphrey (D): 49.7% (15,026) **Kennedy received 3,397 MORE votes than Humphrey 8 years prior!!** 17:15 -- Georgia's Projection CBS Estimate: Humphrey 27%, Nixon 24%, ✓Wallace 49% Actual: Humphrey 27%, Nixon 30%, ✓Wallace 43% Like they still do today, the Republican is always underestimated. CBS News never estimated Humphrey to come in 3rd in any state. Humphrey came in 3rd place in these states: -Georgia -North Carolina -South Carolina -Tennessee -Arkansas Of course, CBS accurately estimated Nixon to come in 3rd place in these states: -Mississippi -Alabama -Louisiana
another memory test for me, tell me if i'm correct, or if i'm in the early stages of senility. i remember at some point, listening to cbs, that there was a news bulletin about an attack on a singer named billy daniels. am i right???
10:17 Wonder when the last time was that a Republican has done well in the D.C. suburbs in Virginia? Usually the area the GOP does best in now would be the western part of the state (i.e.: Roanoke/Lynchburg)
