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Why did Robert Kennedy challenge Johnson for the democratic nomination?
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Which candidate appeared likely to capture the Democratic nomination for President in 1968?
Robert Kennedy seemed to have almost a lock on the Democratic nomination in 1968 when he was killed.
Was Bobby Kennedy favored to win the Democratic nomination?
HECK YES!
Who challenged President Carter for the Democratic nomination in the 1980 primaries?
Senator Ted Kennedy challenged President Carter for the Democratic nomination in the 1980 primaries. Despite a spirited campaign, Kennedy ultimately lost to Carter, who went on to be the Democratic candidate in the general election, where he lost to Republican candidate Ronald Reagan.
In 1968 who was the antiwar candid for president?
Eugene McCarthy, Senator from Minnesota was the first to challenge Johnson for the nomination and he was anti-war. His success encouraged Bobby Kennedy to enter the race against Johnson's war policies. (The Democrats failed to take the hint and nominated Johnson's VP Humphrey who lost.)
Did Robert Kennedy become president?
No- he was assassinated while he running for the Democratic nomination in 1968,
He was in the race for the Democratic nomination for president when he was assassinated as his fallen brother had been?
bobby Kennedy
Who challenged president carter for a democratic nomination in the 1980 primaries?
Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts.
What happened to Robert Kennedy?
He was assassinated by Sirhan Sirhan in 1968 when he was campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination.
What 1968 democratic presidential candidate was assassinated?
Robert Kennedy was a front-runner for the Democratic nomination in 1968 when he was shot down by Sirhan Sirhan.
Who was the Democratic candidate for President in 1968?
Robert Kennedy...JFK's brother and Robert Kennedy was JFK's campaign manager during JFK's election and the U.S. attorney of state after john .f. Kennedy was elected as president. Robert Kennedy was the favorite to win the nomination, but was assassinated before he could get it. Hubert Humphrey ended up w/ the party's nomination.
Who were two antiwar candidates for the democratic party's presidential nomination in 1968?
Eugene McCarthy & Robert Kennedy
What did Robert Kennedy do?
Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy, born November 20, 1925, was the younger brother of John Kennedy. He was appointed by his brother as the Attorney Genera in 1961. After his brother's death, he left the Johnson Cabinet and was elected as a Senator from New York in 1964. In 1968, he became an out-spoken critic of the Vietnam War and made such a formidable challenge to Johnson for the 1968 nomination that Johnson decided not to run. Kennedy appeared almost certain to get the Democratic nomination when he was shot and killed on June 6, 1968 in Los Angeles,he brother of J.F KennedyNo I'm Robert Kenedy!
