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What describes the best reason for Richard Nixon’s victory in the presidential election of 1968?

President Nixon campaigned on starting a war on drugs and this was a very popular position during the late 1960s

President Nixon promised to increase the US troop level in Vietnam

Chaos and violence associated with the Democratic party convention led Americans to elect a member of the Republican party

All of the above.

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C) Chaos and violence associated with the Democratic party convention led Americans to elect a member of the Republican party
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The reason why Richard Nixon’s had a victory would be mainly because of the fact that the chaos and violence associated with the Democratic party convention led Americans to elect a member of the Republican party. If it wasn't for this, his victory wouldn't have abounded.
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