myBurbank.com | “The question: what did we learn?”

“Readers might notice similarities between the 1968 and 2016 elections. Both were very contentious. Both were extremely close when the final vote was tallied. The divisions within the country were deep and disturbing.”

The Contest (Michael Schumacher)Michael Schumacher on The Contest:

 

“Richard Nixon’s victory in 1968 signaled the end of the end of liberal politics dating back to Roosevelt, which later led to a much stronger turn to the right with Reagan. Many years passed between then and now, obviously, but this book might address the old saying that the more things change, the more they stay the same.”

 

“In 1968, the country was divided over the Vietnam War and these divisions eventually led to Johnson’s refusal to run for reelection; today, we’re fighting in Afghanistan, in a conflict that’s lasted longer than Vietnam,” Schumacher added. “George Wallace’s push for segregation and the organized xenohobia we’re seeing today… In 1968, law and order was a hotly debated topic, as it is today.”

 

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Published in: myBurbank.com
By: Lisa Paredes