Question

Why are Democrats today afraid of being associated with LBJ, according to Califano?

Answer 1

Answer:Democrats today are afraid of being associated with LBJ because they don't want to known as being withVietnam or as being "liberal".

Explanation:

Answer 2

Democrats today fear being related to LBJ because they don't want to be recognized as being associated with Vietnam or  being called as "moderates"

Explanation:

• Lyndon Baines Johnson,also known as LBJ, was an American politician who served as the 36th US President from the year 1963 to the year 1969, He was popular for his "Johnson's treatment"and domineering attitude,  his heavy political aggressiveness in advancing legislation
• Many Historians support Johnson, though he also criticized him for his worsening Vietnam War, due to his internal policies and the passage of several major acts which affected civil rights, weapons regulation, the preservation of the wilderness and social security.
• Johnson stepped up American involvement in the Vietnam War in foreign affairs. The Gulf of Tonkin resolution was adopted in 1964 by Congress, which gave Johnson the freedom to use armed action in South-East Asia without needing to seek an formal declaration of war. The number of US soldiers in Vietnam had significantly risen, from 16 000 non-combat consultants in 1963 to 525,000 in 1967, many of them performing military positions. The United States had seen its refugees grow and the political process stagnated. Increasing unease with the war triggered a large, angry anti-war movement centred primarily amongst draft-age students on university campuses.