>>Because remember: the Watergate break-in wasn't necessary to get
>>Nixon re-elected either. He won in a real landslide.
>
>That's an interesting parallel to comtemplate. People forget, but
>Watergate was a story that was out there months before Nixon got
>re-elected.
And if you believe John Ehrlichman & Kevin Phillips, the story got traction because the ruling class wanted to pull the plug on Nixon. Should the ruling class tire of W, this would be the perfect story (though it would run the risk of serious legitimation crisis).
Doug