http://washingtonindependent.disqus.com/enThu, 25 Sep 2008 13:00:25 -0000http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=6642#comment-2627791Why would America REWARD complete Republican failure ?<br><br>We wont.PulSamsaraThu, 25 Sep 2008 13:00:25 -0000http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=6642#comment-2530135Jimmy Carter won the Presidency over incumbent Jerry Ford in the election of 1976. The 1972 election was between incumbent President Richard Nixon and Sen. George McGovern. In a sense the latter was the first "post-Watergate" election, as news of the burglary actually broke before the election but was not widely covered in the press and largely ignored by the public.PhilTue, 23 Sep 2008 01:11:09 -0000