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Number of delegates currently pledged to Biden: 3,894 Number of delegates pledged to LBJ at the time he dropped out: 4
YES THAT WORKED SO WELL AND DID NOT AT ALL THROW THE PARTY INTO A DIVISIVE NOMINATION CONTEST AND LOST ELECTION THAT WOULD HAUNT IT FOR THE NEXT HALF CENTURY
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yh but when you take inflation into account that's basically the same amount
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The problem with Humphrey in 1968 was that out of loyalty to LBJ he refused to distance himself from Vietnam policy and the draft, which led to rejection by voters, particularly youth, who opposed the war in Vietnam. Any resonances there?