good job with foreign policy, and didn't think they should change much of anything they were doing. After all the months of campaigning, and voting were through, Richard Nixon was reelected the new President of the United States. "Nixon swept back into the White House on Nov. 7 with a devastating landslide victory over McGovern. He carried a record of 49 states for a total of 520 electoral votes."5 Nixon did have a couple of advantages that McGovern didn't. For one, the people had confidence in him since he had been elected once before. They knew what kind of a President he was, and what they as the constituents could expect from him. Second, McGovern made a bad decision when he chose his vice president running mate. McGovern had chosen Sen. Thomas F. Eagleton of Missouri. "Barely 10 days after selection of the Democratic ticket, on July 25, Eagleton disclosed that he voluntarily had hospitalized himself three times between 1960 and 1966 for "nervous exhaustion and fatigue. "McGovern strongly supported his running mate at the time, but in the following days, his support for the Missouri senator began to wane. After a meeting with McGovern on July 31, Eagleton withdrew from the ticket."4 Eagleton badly damaged the image of McGovern. The constituents lost their confidence in McGovern and in his decision making power. They felt that McGovern may not make wise decisions if he was elected the next President of the U.S. McGovern was also somewhat radical views. "CRP focused early and often on the more radical-sounding views of McGovern, highlighting his support of amnesty...
