What Is One Reason Why Lyndon B

question 26

Multiple Choice

What is one reason why Lyndon B. Johnson, the incumbent president, did not seek re-election in 1968?

• A) Polls showed that the Vietnam War was very unpopular and, as a consequence, Americans did not support his leadership and would not vote for him again.
• B) He was credibly accused of trying to steal information about the campaign of his political opponent and decided to resign rather than be formally accused of illegal behavior.
• C) He was so focused on advocating for civil rights that he did not want to give attention to the work of re-election.
• D) He passed voting rights legislation that removed barriers to African Americans in the South voting, and feared backlash from white voters there.

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