1972 Nixon vs Muskie

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Nixon still wins by a wide margin, but Muskie does better than McGovern, who was probably the weakest 1972 Dem candidate.

✓ President Richard Nixon (R-CA)/Vice President Spiro Agnew (R-MD): 484 EVs.; 54.3%
Senator Edmund Muskie (D-ME)/Senator Henry Jackson (D-WA): 54 EVs.; 42.5%

Did a few touchups to the states, namely giving Muskie Oregon and Hawaii. It's funny. This is still a massive electoral smackdown by all metrics, but it almost looks respectable next to McGovern's performance IOTL.