What is one reason why Lyndon B. Johnson, the incumbent president, did not seek re-election in 1968?
A) Polls showed that the Vietnam War was very unpopular and, as a consequence, Americans did not support his leadership and would not vote for him again.
B) He was credibly accused of trying to steal information about the campaign of his political opponent and decided to resign rather than be formally accused of illegal behavior.
C) He was so focused on advocating for civil rights that he did not want to give attention to the work of re-election.
D) He passed voting rights legislation that removed barriers to African Americans in the South voting, and feared backlash from white voters there.
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