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Why did president Johnson withdraw from the 1968 presidential race?

The anti-war movement was picking up steam within the party. Johnson could see that Robert Kennedy would put up a strong battle for the nomination and even if Johnson was able to prevail, the intra-party fight would give the opposition ammunition for the campaign and Johnson would likely lose the election. Therefore he stepped aside, no doubt expecting Kennedy to win the presidency.


If you are a Republican Can you vote democratic in the primary and main Presidential election?

Yes. The purpose of the primary election is to choose the nominees for the election in November. (However, if you move during the time between the two elections, you need to be sure that you are registered to vote at your new address. )


Who chooses the vice president if the electoral college does not have a majority?

If no candidate for vice-president gets a majority of electoral votes, the Senate elects the vice-president from the among the two highest in list of people getting votes from the electors. One would expect that they would chose the running mate of the new president, but they are not required to do so.


What presidential candidates won the popular vote lost the electoral vote?

Obviously people who lose the election do not become President at that time. Andrew Jackson led in the popular vote in 1824 but lost, However he won in 1828 and again in 1832. Grover Cleveland , the incumbent President, won the popular vote in 1888 but lost the election to Benjamin Harrison. He won again in 1892 and returned to office.


Why did Hamilton and Burr fight?

Burr believed that Hamilton was the sole detriment to the rise of his political career, namely. Hamilton had intervened, for Jefferson, in the nasty election of 1800, and had also intervened in the race for the governor of New York later. Both times, Hamilton had ruined Burr's chances. This animosity led Burr to kill Hamilton in 1804.

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What happens at a party's nominating convention?

delegates vote to nominate a presidential candidate


What are the synonyms for election?

vote, poll, ballot, referendum, plebiscite, picking, choice, selection, appointment


How is it possible to not have a vice president?

Nowadays there will always be a vice-president after a reasonable time. It used to be that if the vice-presidential office became vacant it was not filled until the next presidential election. Now if a vice-president is needed, the President appoints one as soon as possible and he takes office as soon as Congress confirms the appointment,


Why did the delegates of the second continental congress chose George Washington as commander in chief?

Picking a Southerner would show England that there was widespread commitment to war beyond New England


What was an advantage of Jimmy Carter in the 1976 president election?

He was an outsider to Washington Politics


What role has technology played increasing the power and reach of presidents?

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What types of jobs do migrant workers have?

grape picking,pacha picking,fig picking,cotton picking,buck barley,harvest crops,picking peas.


Why did president Johnson withdraw from the 1968 presidential race?

The anti-war movement was picking up steam within the party. Johnson could see that Robert Kennedy would put up a strong battle for the nomination and even if Johnson was able to prevail, the intra-party fight would give the opposition ammunition for the campaign and Johnson would likely lose the election. Therefore he stepped aside, no doubt expecting Kennedy to win the presidency.


Is picked an adjective?

Possibly, as in the term picking machine (agricultural), although this may be a noun adjunct.Picking is the present participle of the verb (to pick) and may be a verb form, participial, or noun (e.g. picking a team, picking cotton, picking your nose, picking through trash).


Is picking a religion like picking a sports team?

mabye or not


When was Sherwood Picking born?

Sherwood Picking was born in 1890.


When did Sherwood Picking die?

Sherwood Picking died in 1941.