… like with LBJ in 68 when Eugene McCarthy challenged him to show him how politically weak he was amongst his own party and force him from the race far earlier. LBJ ended up dropping out of the 68 race in March to try to get Biden out of the race. because Phillips and other honest Democrats, Democrats could see it. They recognized that there was no way that Biden would be able to move forward. The party, though, refused to be honest. (42:07–42:15)
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Asserts that LBJ dropped out of the 1968 race to influence Biden's candidacy.
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