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In reply to the discussion: Dr. Hunter S. Thompson could see the Nazi in the GOP a long time ago. [View all]barbaraann
(9,151 posts)Johnson's disastrous handling of the Vietnam War, Nixon's "secret plan to end the war," RFK's assassination, the terrible 1968 Dem convention, etc.
Circumstances also favored Nixon in his reelection. Chappaquiddick, Muskie's tears being focused on by the MSM, Eagleton's removal from the Dem ticket, McGovern's platform being easily distorted by the MSM, etc. The wicked "Southern Strategy" was an important factor as well.
Shockingly, there were also people who actually LIKED Nixon. I stopped at a little cafe in Kansas in the Seventies and discovered a shrine to Nixon! Its walls were covered in Nixon memorabilia and there was a sign stating that no one with a negative opinion of Nixon was welcome there. I guess I was so hungry I ate and kept my mouth shut.