Would Lyndon Baines Johnson have defeated Donald Trump?

So LBJ would have been disgusted by Donald Trump. First, for all his campaign rhetoric, Trump won't actually do anything to help poor Americans. read more

Others have pointed out that Trump in 1964 would have gotten crushed on his multiple divorces. Also, Trump uses TV very well, Johnson did not. So, the simple answer is Trump wins in 2016, Johnson in 1964. read more

Trump said,"An amendment, pushed by Lyndon Johnson many years ago, threatens religious institutions with a loss of their tax-exempt status if they openly advocate their political views." Trump is correct that the law was pushed by Johnson and that religious groups that advocate for candidates risk losing their tax exempt status. read more

Whether he knows it or not, the specter of Lyndon Baines Johnson haunts Donald John Trump. There are some jarring similarities -- two big fleshy men given to vulgarities and gauche behavior, boastful, thin-skinned, politically amoral, vengeful, unforgiving and, most important, considered illegitimate presidents. read more