Joe Biden and the ghost of LBJ

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : Early in his term, the high points of Johnson's "Great Society" - the introduction of Medicare, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the launch of the "War on Poverty" - made people think he was going to be as important a president as Franklin D. Roosevelt - but opposition to his conduct of the Vietnam War and the 1967 riots across many large American cities had significantly weakened him politically.POLLSTER NATE SILVER URGES BIDEN TO RESIGN AFTER 'INCOHERENT COMMENTS' IN ABC INTERVIEWAt the time of his announcement, two weeks after a disappointing showing in the New Hampshire primary, (anti-war Sen. Eugene McCarthy had won over 40% of the vote - and held Johnson to just under 50%) - and shortly after Sen. Robert F. Kennedy (brother of the late president) had entered the race, polls still suggested that Johnson had a fighting chance win the nomination and that the November race was likely to be close.
38% : And, should he remain in it, many believe - and polling underscores - that he faces an uphill battle against Trump.

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