Appealed to conservative voters in the SunbeltTook advantage of the divisions in the Democratic PartyHad the support of the silent majority of middle class AmericansThese headlines describe which candidate during the 1968 presidential election?

FOREIGN POLICIES OF PRESIDENT NIXON

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“Appealed to conservative voters in the Sunbelt""Took advantage of the divisions in the Democratic Party""Had the support of the ‘silent majority’ of middle class Americans"These headlines describe which candidate during the 1968 presidential election?

A	Lyndon Johnson
B	Richard Nixon
C	Gerald Ford
D	Jimmy Carter

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -In the general election, Nixon emphasized “law and order", positioning himself as the champion of what he called the “silent majority".

Detailed explanation-2: -As a result, the Democratic Party nomination opened up and two peace candidates, Senator Robert Kennedy of New York and Senator Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota, competed in the remainder of the primaries following New Hampshire.

Detailed explanation-3: -In the presidential election, Republican former Vice President Richard Nixon defeated Democratic incumbent Vice President Hubert Humphrey. Nixon won the popular vote by less than one point, but took most states outside the Northeast, and comfortably won the electoral vote.

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USA HISTORY

THE 1970S 1969 1979

FOREIGN POLICIES OF PRESIDENT NIXON