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Cattledog

(5,914 posts) Sat May 13, 2017, 02:51 PM May 2017

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In 1972 Nixon won the election by 18 million with 520 EV votes...

Less than 2 years later he resigned.

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In 1972 Nixon won the election by 18 million with 520 EV votes... (Original Post) Cattledog May 2017 OP

he didn't have the benefit of decades of foxnews and hate radio brainwashing.... unblock May 2017 #1

Democrats controlled the Senate and House. n/t PoliticAverse May 2017 #2

A few of us were alert to the simmering stories about shenanigans at the Watergate. planetc May 2017 #3

He ran against McGovern Gman May 2017 #4

Democratic House, Democratic Senate LeftInTX May 2017 #5

unblock

(52,196 posts)

1. he didn't have the benefit of decades of foxnews and hate radio brainwashing....

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Sat May 13, 2017, 03:11 PM

May 2017

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

2. Democrats controlled the Senate and House. n/t

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Sat May 13, 2017, 03:32 PM

May 2017

planetc

(7,805 posts)

3. A few of us were alert to the simmering stories about shenanigans at the Watergate.

Reply to Cattledog (Original post)

Sat May 13, 2017, 03:36 PM

May 2017

And we were not part of Mr. Nixon's majority.

Gman

(24,780 posts)

4. He ran against McGovern

Reply to Cattledog (Original post)

Sat May 13, 2017, 04:28 PM

May 2017

nuff said

LeftInTX

(25,258 posts)

5. Democratic House, Democratic Senate

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Sat May 13, 2017, 04:38 PM

May 2017

That is the main reason why

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