Richard Nixon - Spiro Agnew (republican) pop vote: 60% elec vote: 96%

George McGovern - R. Sargent Shriver (democratic)

- people realized quickly that McGovern was too liberal (he had ran an anti-war campaign). He was portrayed as a radical for his first choice of Vp Thomas Eagleton, who had a history of mental illness issues. He later choosed Striver, but it didn't benefit Mcgovern's campaign.

- Nixon wanted a good economy and talked about his success with foreign affairs. He was portrayed as stable and secure, which Americans wanted.

- had one of the widest gap or margin of any election

- some issues discussed: foreign affairs (Vietnam war), voting age

- Nixon wanted Vietnamization and McGovern was opposed to the Vietnam war

1972