In 1960, Richard Nixon won his home state by 0.55% of the vote. There were 95 electoral votes decided by <1 point (JFK 62, Nixon 32), 208 decided by <2.5 points (JFK 164, NIxon 44).
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I read years ago that the 1960 election Nixon was urged to challenge the IL vote due to fraud, but he refused to do so because he thought the chaos would be bad for the country. Do you know anything about that? I cannot remember who wrote it.
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@monacharenEPPC Nixon conceded because Ike thought it would be bad for the country, not because Nixon himself thought so. http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/charen112800.asp …
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With LBJ on the ticket, it would have been a deal with the Democrats and given them leadership roles on various house and Senate committees
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