The Democrats hated Nixon because he exposed Alger Hiss as a Communist and a Traitor.
Democrats hounded and demonized Nixon for the rest of his life for that. To Democrats, Hiss was the saint, just like Obama is the messiah.
Democrats and Communists, but I repeat myself.
BINGO!
Nixon made mistakes, sure. He actually was a decent man and decent President. People forget he got us out of Vietnam, where Kennedy and Johnson got us into it. I remember in my youth arguing with my mother-in-law about Nixon... back then I was stupid. Before she passed away I told her she was right about Nixon and I was totally wrong.