Where do you find this information at
That's another several source one. The History Channel has done several shows that include that info. There are books out about the election. And it is generally acctepted that Nixon would have had a legit case if he had decided to challenge it. If you looked it up, you could find it, I'm too busy to look it up at the moment.
Nixon played it just right. He did win later as he thought he would and he won re-election-- and he became president basicly after Vietnam, a much better time to be president. Without Watergate, Nixon would have been a towering figure in GOP politics and national politics.