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Explanation: In the 1972 US presidential elections, the Republican Party candidate for president was Richard Nixon - at the time battling (and denying) accusations that he illegally spied on domestic political enemies. The Democratic Party candidate was George McGovern, a New Deal liberal who believed in relief for the working class and was against US involvement in the Vietnam War.
The 'American Independent Party', a pro-segregationist party, ran an extreme antisemite by the name of John G. Schmitz, who would later be expelled from the far-right John Birch society for... being too far-right. Y I K E S.
Nixon would go on to win the election. More evidence about his involvement in domestic spying would later come out, and he would be forced to resign.
G-good choice, America...?
The fact that the US failed to elect a man named McGovern to be their president is almost the most disappointing failing of the American electorate in history.
That's underselling it, it was a blowout. He won every state except Massachusetts and won the popular vote by 27%.
Hmmm, so I've been in the smart state forever? 😉
Nah, mass. Wasn't one of the 6 states that voted against Reagan in his first term, and was not the one state that voted against him in 88, shout out to Minnesota.
Ok, MN.
"Oh yah, ya gotta vote for the Mondale boy, he's from Minnesoota dontcha know?"
Gotta show them commies, right?
The far right racists made Nixon's attempts at election rigging look downright folksy by comparison, I guess.