Nixon had more integrity than any presidents since except perhaps Reagan.
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An excerpt from a Redstate article by Ward Clark.
Kennedy won the election, 303 to 219 electoral votes (15 electoral votes went to third-party candidates).
However, there were widespread allegations of fraud. In Illinois, where the Chicago Daley machine was in control of the country's Second City, Kennedy won by only 0.19 percent - 8,858 votes. In Missouri, Kennedy won by 0.52 percent - 9,980 votes, and in New Jersey, Kennedy won by 0.80 percent - 22,091 votes. Any two of these three states would have tipped the election to Nixon.
Quite a few Republican operatives and lawmakers cried foul, among them Senator Barry Goldwater (R-AZ) and Senator Everett Dirkson (R-IL). Nixon's campaign staff urged him to demand recounts. The outgoing President Eisenhower also reportedly pushed Nixon to contest the results.
Nixon declined. He did so for several reasons, including, as Nixon himself later wrote:
In his memoir, "Six Crises," written in 1962, when he was planning a political comeback, Nixon said he made the decision because he feared American prestige would be damaged by suggestions that "the presidency itself could be stolen by thievery at the ballot box."
In a later memoir, "RN," written after he'd resigned the presidency in disgrace, Nixon added another reason: "Charges of 'sore loser' would follow me through history and remove any possibility of a further political career."
An apocryphal quote attributed to Nixon at the time had him expressing his concern that this would set a bad precedent for other nations, especially in Latin America, noting that "every pipsqueak politician down there would start claiming fraud when he lost an election."
In summary, Richard Nixon, no matter what happened to him later, at the time acted out of principle, doing what he thought was best for the United States and for the American people.
Flash forward ahead to 2024. Could we say the same?
The best indication we have now, as of this writing, less than 48 hours from Election Day, is that Donald Trump is favored to win. Some Democratic lawmakers are already talking about refusing to certify the election and are even threatening.
An excerpt from a Redstate article by Ward Clark.
Kennedy won the election, 303 to 219 electoral votes (15 electoral votes went to third-party candidates).
However, there were widespread allegations of fraud. In Illinois, where the Chicago Daley machine was in control of the country's Second City, Kennedy won by only 0.19 percent - 8,858 votes. In Missouri, Kennedy won by 0.52 percent - 9,980 votes, and in New Jersey, Kennedy won by 0.80 percent - 22,091 votes. Any two of these three states would have tipped the election to Nixon.
Quite a few Republican operatives and lawmakers cried foul, among them Senator Barry Goldwater (R-AZ) and Senator Everett Dirkson (R-IL). Nixon's campaign staff urged him to demand recounts. The outgoing President Eisenhower also reportedly pushed Nixon to contest the results.
Nixon declined. He did so for several reasons, including, as Nixon himself later wrote:
In his memoir, "Six Crises," written in 1962, when he was planning a political comeback, Nixon said he made the decision because he feared American prestige would be damaged by suggestions that "the presidency itself could be stolen by thievery at the ballot box."
In a later memoir, "RN," written after he'd resigned the presidency in disgrace, Nixon added another reason: "Charges of 'sore loser' would follow me through history and remove any possibility of a further political career."
An apocryphal quote attributed to Nixon at the time had him expressing his concern that this would set a bad precedent for other nations, especially in Latin America, noting that "every pipsqueak politician down there would start claiming fraud when he lost an election."
In summary, Richard Nixon, no matter what happened to him later, at the time acted out of principle, doing what he thought was best for the United States and for the American people.
Flash forward ahead to 2024. Could we say the same?
The best indication we have now, as of this writing, less than 48 hours from Election Day, is that Donald Trump is favored to win. Some Democratic lawmakers are already talking about refusing to certify the election and are even threatening.
