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The Presidential Election of 1972


The Presidential election of 1972 had two strong candidates, President
Richard Nixon and George McGovern. There were many issues which had a great
deal of importance to the election. The Vietnam war and the stability of the
economy at the time were two main factors. The election ended in one the
largest political scandals in U.S. history, being the Watergate break-in, and
cover-up, by President Richard Nixon.
The Democratic party had a large selection of candidates from which to
choose for the primary elections of 1972. There were many well known candidates
who entered the race for the nomination. The leading contenders were Edmund S.
Muskie of Maine, Senator George McGovern of South Dakota and Hubert H. Humphrey
of Minnesota. Other candidates who didn't receive quite as much recognition
were Alabama governor George C. Wallace, Mayor Sam Yorty of Los Angeles, Rep.
Wilbur D. Mills of Arkansas, Sen. Vance Hartke of Indiana, former Senator......

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