if your point is that mlk never ran for office as a dem, then i surely concede that. I would assume that mlk would have favored lbj over goldwater, but I don't want to look that up. also most of mlk's associates later ran as dems. nonetheless, in the interest of accuracy, you can swap in john lewis or thurgood marshall.Originally Posted by Big Swami
edit: it is also important to note that king was virulently opposed to lbj's decisions regarding the vietnam war. also, kennedy allowed j edgar hoover to tap mlk's phones, which led to later fbi blackmail efforts to suppress the civil rights movement. thus, mlk would definitely have reasons not to identify as a dem. however, i would doubt that he would have considered himself a repub either, especially not a goldwater or nixon repub.
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