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GreatGazoo

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1. The crazy thing is Nixon was going to win in a landslide regardless

Reply to rurallib (Original post)

Wed Jun 17, 2026, 12:20 PM

Yesterday

The election polling was never close.

Watergate just made him impeachable after the election. There was no potential upside to the break in, only the risk of discovery.

Nixon: 520 (49 states)
McGovern: 17 (Massachusetts)

Trivia question: Who can name the 1972 GE winner of D.C. without Googling?

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The crazy thing is Nixon was going to win in a landslide regardless GreatGazoo Yesterday #1

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