Democrats for Nixon
Democrats for Nixon was a campaign to promote Democratic support for the then-incumbent Republican President Richard Nixon in the 1972 presidential election. The campaign was led by the former Democratic governor of Texas, John Connally. Connally, who was serving as the United States Secretary of the Treasury, announced that he would be supporting Nixon for re-election and would spend his time until the elections working on behalf of the incumbent.[1]
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In a September 1972 article in The New York Times, Connally was quoted as saying that increasing numbers of traditionally Democratic voters were leaving the fold because they "are afraid of George McGovern" because of his proposals for major cutbacks in defense spending and in the number of U.S. troops serving in Europe. Connally insisted that "it is in the best interests of this country that the president be re-elected this year".[3]
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References
- ^ Shanahan, Eileen. "CONNALLY TO WORK TO RE-ELECT NIXON; Will Try to Persuade Other Democrats to Join Him -- Denounces McGovern Connally, Assailing McGovern, Plans to Work to Re-elect Nixon", the New York Times, July 15, 1972. Accessed July 15, 2010.
- ^ via Associated Press. "Connally Sets Up Panel Of Democrats for Nixon", The New York Times, August 10, 1972. Accessed July 15, 2010.
- ^ Staff. "Connally Sees More Democrats Supporting Nixon", The New York Times, September 1, 1972. Accessed July 15, 2010.