• @KevonLooney@lemm.ee
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    611 months ago

    Another thing you haven’t mentioned is that Nixon had destroyed McGovern in the 72 election. He won every state but MA!

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_United_States_presidential_election

    It was insane how far he fell. Watergate proved all his opponents right. And yes, his party turned on him. Half of Republican voters still liked him after his resignation but he literally couldn’t get another job anywhere.

    I recommend going to the Nixon presidential library. They really try to whitewash the events but it literally stops listing things he did after Watergate. Other presidents didn’t even hang out with him.