Which is why the Democrats needed Watergate.
Nixon’s re-election in 1972 and the massive defeat of McGovern and the left could have lead to a realignment of
voters. Many labor unions, still lead by anti-communist leaders supported Nixon and could have moved into the Republican party. Hence Watergate and as these union leaders died or retired, the new leadership was far more leftist.
For example, Lane Kirkland replaced by Sweeny as head of the AFL-CIO.
“Led”.
All of which goes to prove that Nixon was an idiot!
He would have won that race going away if he had spent the entire summer golfing in San Clemente and not campaigning.
The high-risk strategy of a DNC burglary was absolutely, utterly unnecessary.
Which is why the Democrats needed Watergate.
Nixon’s re-election in 1972 and the massive defeat of McGovern and the left could have lead to a realignment of
voters. Many labor unions, still lead by anti-communist leaders supported Nixon and could have moved into the Republican party. Hence Watergate and as these union leaders died or retired, the new leadership was far more leftist.
For example, Lane Kirkland replaced by Sweeny as head of the AFL-CIO.
Yes. Watergate was a media coup against Nixon. Wilson, Roosevelt and Johnson had all committed much more public and far worse crimes that were ignored by the media.