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[–]VulptexVoluntaryist[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

How so? I think his opponent LBJ certainly was, but Goldwater seems like the rare politician who managed to retain principle with power.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

goldwater is the one who convinced nixon to resign, lying in telling him that the senate had the votes to remove him

[–]VulptexVoluntaryist[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Maybe he thought they did.