Reply #8: I was just barely becoming 'politically aware'. [View All]

[trof]

I was married with a baby daughter and I'd never registered to vote.
I figured it was time to start being a grownup.

Nixon - McGovern was the first time I voted, and I voted for McGovern solely because of Watergate.

As you probably remember, the repugs were able to downplay the break-in as 'a third rate burglary' until after the election.

I wish I hadn't misplaced the crystal ball I must've had back then, because I thought Watergate was a BIG deal from the get-go.

All my friends blew it off.
"Aw, just politics as usual."
"The Democrats do the same thing."

Although it took two years, it was nice to have my feeling eventually vindicated.