As Another Election Looms, the Goldwater Rule Remains Relevant as Ever
The 2016 U.S. presidential election un leashed strongly felt sentiments in a way that was similar to the response to the 1964 election between then-President Lyndon Johnson and Arizona Sen. Barry Goldwater. Preceding that election, 1,189 psychiatrists responded to a survey published in FACT magazine (now defunct) saying that Sen. Goldwater was psychologically unfit to be president. Without having examined the senator, some of these psychiatrists also gave a narrative explanation justifying their opinion.