I agree that Truman would have lost. After all, he was going to run against Eisenhower, the great American war hero. He realistically didn't stand a chance. I do think that LBJ vs Nixon would have been an interesting race. If LBJ ran, what do you think Bobby Kennedy would've done? I don't think he was about to defer to LBJ as the head of the Democrats, but he might not have been in LA on that day in June. California would have been more of an easy win for him against LBJ than McCarthy. We may have had another Kennedy in office because I think he was a real thorn in the side for LBJ. Then, how do you think the mob would've liked having him in office, and how long do you think he would've lasted?