If I remember correctly, it turned out that most of the LaRouchite votes came from downstate voters who had voted based on how their names sounded (the LaRouchite candidates had WASPish names, while the organization candidates were named Sangmeister (the Lt.Gov candidate) and Pucinski (the Sec of St. candidate).
The Democratic candidate for Governor, Adlai Stevenson III, ended up running on his own ballot line, Solidarity.
That was back in my dope-smoking days, and I knew a tiny bit about Lyndon and his ideas. So I figured perhaps a doobie would help me make sense of it all. Big mistake. I almost lost bladder control. It was beyond funny; it was surreal. I kept checking to see if I was really in the room, and that he was really on TV, and that he was really saying what I thought he was saying.
When all politicians are actually sane, a little light will go out of the universe.
What puzzles me is, where does he get his followers? I can at least understand the appeal of a cult like Scientology – if you’re credulous enough to swallow the basic premises (which are no more incredible than those of any other religion), then the benefits of following the Hubbardite path would indeed seem valuable. But why would anybody who does not have to live inside Lyndon LaRouche’s head take his ideas seriously, or hope to gain or achieve by following him?
Leage of Lectroids for LaRouche! “A richer, stranger nation!”
You know, when I read David Icke’s account of William F. Buckley turning into a lizard, I was tempted to believe him. I mean, I’ve heard Buckley speak, live. The guy is just so reptilian.
I use to work for a state Democratic Party ages ago, and during a presidental year, the local LaRouchites tired to get him ballot status (which the party controlled). The party said no, mainly because as a convicted felon, we would violate several state laws. The local larouchies held protests and called the chair a nazi (even though he was jewish!!!). They are really quiet crazy.