Nixon's 1972 campaign

GPTKB entity

Properties (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf political campaign
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:John_Mitchell
Peace with Honor
Target swing states
Focus on incumbency
gptkbp:competitors gptkb:Democratic_Party
George McGovern
gptkbp:controversy None held
gptkbp:electionYear gptkb:Richard_Nixon
1972
gptkbp:funding Record high
gptkbp:historicalResearch Extensive
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Impact on future campaigns
Largest electoral margin
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nixon's 1972 campaign
gptkbp:keyIssues gptkb:Vietnam_War
Economy
Law and Order
gptkbp:legacy Increased skepticism of government
Changes in campaign finance laws
Polarization_of_American_politics
gptkbp:majorRivers Business leaders
gptkbp:mediaCoverage Favorable
gptkbp:party gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:popularActivities 60.7%
gptkbp:postRetirementCareer gptkb:Nixon's_resignation
Watergate Scandal
gptkbp:result victory
gptkbp:runsThrough gptkb:Spiro_Agnew
gptkbp:televisionShow Innovative use
gptkbp:userDemographics Middle-class voters
Older voters
White voters
Suburban_voters
gptkbp:voterTurnout 520
55%