1972 wurde Nixon mit 60,7 % der Stimmen wiedergewählt. Seine Partei gewann im Kongress nur 46,4 % der Stimmen.
Von CSachen
1972 wurde Nixon mit 60,7 % der Stimmen wiedergewählt. Seine Partei gewann im Kongress nur 46,4 % der Stimmen.
Von CSachen
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That’s when Biden was first elected to the US Senate.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_United_States_Senate_election_in_Delaware
Yeah well some of the main reasons as to why he won by such a large margin are not pretty. Besides the obvious in the Watergate scandal there was also a boatload of illegal campaign contributions to Nixon and his opponent lost many votes basically because his first picked VP suffered from depression.
1984 was somewhat similar with Reagan winning with near 60% while his party Congress downballot won less than 50%.
Nixon, a Republican, signed the bill that created the EPA. Upon signing he said
>Clean air, clean water, open spaces – these should once again be the birthright of every American.
„Conservatives“ have changed sooooo much
It is important to remember that the Democratic Party in that era included many conservatives members of Congress who later would switch to the GOP over the following decades. The political alignment was different than today.
McGovern was a godawful candidate
Lots of southern conservatives still liked their old conservative Democrat/Dixiecrat Congressfolk, but for the federal race wanted nothing to do with an anti-war Massachusetts liberal.
The economy was very strong and the Democratic VP candidate admitted to having undergone electroshock therapy for depression two weeks after the convention and was forced to step down. Tough hurdles for any candidate to overcome.
Don’t blame me, I’m from Massachusetts.
In a sign of how different things used to be, Nixon got 84% of the vote in Floridas first congressional district . Democrat Robert Sikes was unopposed for reelection.
Nixon also got 80% of the vote in North Carolina’s 9th District, basically Mecklenburg County under the lines at the time. That district, more or less the 12th, is represented by Alma Adams.
Trivia: only one Democrat running for the House lost in a district that voted for McGovern. That democrat was John Kerry.
Southern politics were very different back then. More transactional, and congressmen were expected to bring in federal spending for economic development.
I have a degree in history and I’ve never heard of Hospers lol
My dad says Tricky Dick was the best president because he ended the draft lmao
Because Nixon’s Committee to Re-Elect the President interfered to ensure the Democrats would nominate McGovern, who was seen as the weakest candidate. This would be uncovered during Watergate, leading to Nixon’s resignation.
That’s the 1974 House map. This is the 1972 House map:
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections#/media/File:1972_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_by_congressional_district.svg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections#/media/File:1972_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_by_congressional_district.svg)
Seattle being the only republican district in WA is pretty ironic given today’s politics.