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liberal N proud

(60,302 posts)
Sat Oct 15, 2016, 09:41 AM Oct 2016

This Republican’s ‘Confession’ From The 1964 Election Is Eerily Appropriate Today

Back in 1964, Barry Goldwater literally scared a significant portion of the electorate into voting for Lyndon Johnson. His rhetoric was so extreme and hard to follow that a life-long Republican filmed a campaign ad for Johnson explaining why he no longer could support the Republican nominee. Sound familiar?

The video shows an unnamed Republican man “confessing” his feelings about the election with gravity and regret in his voice. Of course, the title of the video along with the notion that speaking your feelings is a “confession” is a bit misleading, but we see here something we’ve been privy to throughout the 2016 election as well.

Here’s the ad in its raw format:



https://www.good.is/articles/confessions-republican-video-election?utm_source=121&utm_medium=FB&utm_campaign=swp

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This Republican’s ‘Confession’ From The 1964 Election Is Eerily Appropriate Today (Original Post) liberal N proud Oct 2016 OP
There was one thing that Goldwater was right about radical noodle Oct 2016 #1
I was not aware of that warning. Very interesting. Thanks. nm AmericanActivist Oct 2016 #2
Here's the same actor speaking against Trump... DonViejo Oct 2016 #3
"Trump has an uncontrollable ego." Best line of this interview. Explains it all. RBInMaine Oct 2016 #5
History repeats itself. RBInMaine Oct 2016 #4
May Donald Trump Get the Same Results Goldwater Got. MineralMan Oct 2016 #6

radical noodle

(7,990 posts)
1. There was one thing that Goldwater was right about
Sat Oct 15, 2016, 09:45 AM
Oct 2016

He warned the Republicans about getting in bed with the religious right. They didn't heed the warning and look where they are now.

MineralMan

(146,192 posts)
6. May Donald Trump Get the Same Results Goldwater Got.
Sat Oct 15, 2016, 10:11 AM
Oct 2016

We need a huge landslide victory for Hillary Clinton. Now, that would be something, wouldn't it?

I think it is possible.

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