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Poll source Date Richard Nixon Republican Hubert Humphrey Democratic George Wallace American Ind. Undecided/Other Leading by ()Election Results: November 5, 1968
George C. Wallace and the Politics of Powerlessness: The Wallace Campaigns for the Presidency, 1964-1976. New Brunswick: Transaction Books. ISBN 0-87855-344-4. Carter, Dan T. (1995). The Politics of Rage: George Wallace, the Origins of the New Conservatism, and the Transformation of American Politics. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-8071-2597-0.
Wallace had been rising in the polls as a result of tailoring his message to audiences outside of his southern strongholds by using anti-establishment rhetoric and attacks on "concentrated wealth", with Wallace's polling numbers peaking at 21% nationally in late September and early October.
Poll source Date(s) administered George Wallace (D) Gerald Ford (R) Other Undecided Margin Harris [50] March 3–8, 1974 ... George Wallace (A) Other Undecided
The following persons were listed in two or more major national polls or were the subject of media speculation surrounding their potential candidacy, but declined to actively seek the nomination. Senator Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts; Former Governor George Wallace of Alabama (ran third-party campaign)
Poll source Date(s) administered Richard Nixon (R) Hubert Humphrey (D) George Wallace (A) [a] Other Undecided Margin Harris [28] May 20–26, 1969 51%: 33% 11% — 5% 18: Harris [29] July 30 – August 3, 1969 48%: 39% 9% — 4% 9: Gallup [30] September 11–16, 1969 53%: 33% 11% — 3% 20: Harris [31] October, 1969 51%: 36% 9% — 4% 15 ...
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The campaign was always close according to the polls, but after the tumultuous 1968 Democratic Convention Nixon established and maintained a lead. American Independent candidate George Wallace ran in opposition to civil rights and in support of segregation and received considerable support in the South.