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[–] 4 points 3 days ago (2 children)

When was that poll taken? We've learned a whole lot more about Nixon's shenanigans since then, and I know he still had overwhelming public support for a very long time even after the Watergate scandal broke. The information landscape in the early 70s was a lot different than it is now.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 days ago (1 child)

    It says when it was taken in the post I made, always was there from the moment I posted it

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  • [–] 4 points 3 days ago

    Whoops, sorry, I am bad at reading.

    Yeah, at that date, I'm not surprised at those results. He'd already resigned, Ford pardoned him on Sep 8 1974 (right in the middle of that poll) with a "healing the nation" message.

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