America, after all, elected Nixon--and not despite the paranoia and dread that runs through this book but, in some ways, because of it.
America elected Nixon because of the paranoia and dread explained in this book.
After Gingrich had suggested that liberals had to own some responsibility for the events leading up to the Susan Smith case in his comments, Gore responded by reiterating the fact that liberals hadn't accused Gingrich's side of drowning Susan Smith's children.