[p. henry]

I agree. 1972 was my first election, and I couldn't bring myself to vote for either candidate.

[RJCogburn]

1972 was my first election, and I couldn't bring myself to vote for either candidate

My intention as well, but Ayn Rand, who was and is a heroine of mine (even if I am not an Objectivist) encouraged a vote for Nixon because she thought McGovern posed such an enormous threat to the country. I listened and later realized that heroine or not, she was not infallible.