Campaign Trail Results: Game #767353
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This Game:
- Year: 1960
- Player Candidate: Richard Nixon
- Running Mate: Barry Goldwater
- Difficulty Level: Impossible
- Winner Take All Mode?: Yes
- Game Played:
- ThapaninPhiankaew
View overall results, or a specific state:
| Candidate | Electoral Votes | Popular Votes | Pop. Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ---- John F. Kennedy | 509 | 39,228,051 | 58.95 |
| ---- Richard Nixon | 22 | 27,319,638 | 41.05 |
| ---- Harry Byrd | 6 | 0 | 0.00 |
Visits:
- Texas:4
- Oklahoma:2
- Colorado:1
- Florida:1
- North Dakota:1
- South Carolina:1
- Utah:1
- Vermont:1
Answers:
- Eisenhower has his own responsibilities as President, but he is able to hit the trail for the last week of the campaign. He will obviously provide a huge boost wherever he appears. What do you think?I want Eisenhower to focus on the Midwest.
- What kind of tone will you attempt to set in your campaign this fall?I will praise the leadership of Eisenhower, but emphasize to concerned Republicans that I will be a more orthodox conservative when I am President.
- What do you have to say about the selection of Barry Goldwater as your running mate?Barry Goldwater is an Air Force veteran, a rugged individualist, and a man of principle. I'm proud to have him on my ticket.
- There have been a large number of sit-ins recently, where black students and activists are sitting at whites-only lunch counters and department stores to advocate for desegregation. Do you support this movement?These activists are trespassing on the property of lawful businesses. I think there are better methods of pushing for change in the South.
- Southern Republicans are insisting that you visit their region extensively during this campaign, claiming that Kennedy will be vulnerable in some states. What are your thoughts?I can't make promises in advance about where I will or won't visit.
- There has been a proposal for a series of television debates between you and Kennedy. Is this something you are interested in?Let's be honest with ourselves. Kennedy is great on television and he did very well debating Hubert Humphrey in the primaries. We should probably avoid this.
- Anti-Catholicism has been a huge issue thus far in the campaign, with hundreds of pamphlets and leaflets being distributed across the South and Midwest. Do you have any comment?I wouldn't go to these extremes, but anyone should be concerned about a President who is forced to follow the dictates of the Pope.
- Anti-Catholicism continues to be an issue. Major newspapers have published a statement by 150 Protestant clergy, including Norman Vincent Peale, opposing any Catholic as President. Do you have any comment?Not particularly. Our campaign would prefer to move on to other issues to be perfectly honest.
- To what extent will you make your experience as Vice President a theme of your campaign against the youthful Kennedy?This needs to be a key centerpiece of our campaign. Our current President is widely popular, and I can easily make the case that I was a central part of his Administration.
- There was a recent effort in Congress to pass a program to provide medical care to elderly Americans, but it was narrowly defeated. Will you make a further push for this type of program as President?I prefer a slightly different program, offering health insurance to the elderly that they can choose to purchase. The proposed program was mandatory, and also covered only those covered by the Social Security Act.
- Do you believe that the islands of Quemoy and Matsu should fall within the United States defense perimeter in Asia?It wouldn't be responsible of me to comment at this point. As President I will consult with our military leaders to determine what is appropriate.
- Is the United States adequately prepared to defend against the Soviet threat today?We can never be fully satisfied, but we have certainly held our own in the Cold War over the past eight years, compared to where we were during the Korean War.
- Do you believe the United States is adequately prepared to defend against the Soviet threat over the next ten years?I don't know, to be perfectly frank. Things are going well for now, but we will have many challenges to meet in places like Cuba, Lebanon, Latin America, Indochina, and elsewhere.
- Would you support the passage of a federal civil rights bill as President to address the worst excesses of segregation in the South?I would not support a measure like this. This would be an unnecessary and unconstitutional interference into the rights of our states.
- Recently, Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested at a sit-in in Atlanta, and has now been sentenced to four months in prison for failing to get a Georgia driver's license after moving to that state. Do you have any comment or action you would like to take?Let's make a call to Mrs. King to offer our condolences, and let's demand the release of Mr. King.
- Are you satisfied with the economy and the economic policies of this country over the past eight years?The Eisenhower Administration has unfortunately failed to take any real action in undoing the excesses of the New Deal. I would like to see a more conservative Administration in power.
- Do you support a minimum wage of $1.25 per hour, with some exceptions for small business? Such a measure was recently defeated in Congress.I believe a minimum wage is at the very least a bad economic idea, and possibly unconstitutional. I do not support this increase.
- How serious, at the current time, do you believe the internal Communist threat is?We should always be concerned about internal subversion, but the external Soviet threat should be our primary focus at this point.
- Should the United States apologize to the Soviet Union for the controversy surrounding the downed U-2 spy plane and surrounding espionage?A formal apology sounds a bit extreme, but we could certainly have expressed our regrets and perhaps saved the Paris Summit from collapse.
- Did Dwight Eisenhower do the right thing when he sent federal troops to Little Rock to ensure the integration of the high school there?We should have found a better way to resolve this issue, rather than intrude into the sovereignty of an American state.
- What would you do as President to combat increasing unemployment in America's industrial cities?We need to strengthen our labor unions and protections for the nation's industry, including trade protections if necessary.
- Has the United States adequately defended against the Communist threat in Indochina? Would you support further action there if necessary?I would support the use of massive air strikes or tactical nuclear weapons to defend our ally, South Vietnam.
- What is your position on the power of labor unions in the United States?We should be vigilant against labor union excesses, and the Taft-Hartley Act was a good start. I believe that we should keep that law in place.
- Do you believe that current levels of defense spending are adequate?I believe that we need more vigilance in the area of defense, for both military equipment and for missile development. We currently have a missile gap with the Soviet Union.
- Where will you spend your final day before the election?We will travel to California and the West Coast.