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She was a nominal candidate for president in 1964. She did respectably well, considering her lack of organization, time, and money. As a speaker she was pleasant and smiling; reasoned in her answers and without invective, she campaigned on the issues.

She was a nominal candidate for president in 1964. She did respectably well, considering her lack of organization, time, and money. As a speaker she was pleasant and smiling; reasoned in her answers and without invective, she campaigned on the issues.

Smith was defeated for reelection in 1972 by William Hathaway, a Democrat who was even more liberal, who attacked her for supporting the [[Vietnam War]].

Smith was defeated for reelection in 1972 by [[Bill Hathaway]],<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=6513 ME US Senate - Nov 07, 1972]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved June 14, 2021.</ref> a Democrat who was even more liberal and attacked her for supporting the [[Vietnam War]].

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The Democratic Administration has greatly lost the confidence of the American people by its complacency to the threat of communism here at home and the [[leak]] of [[Manhattan project|vital secrets]] to Russia [[Venona|through key officials of the Democratic administration]].  There are enough proved cases to make this point without diluting our criticism with unproved charges.

The Democratic Administration has greatly lost the confidence of the American people by its complacency to the threat of communism here at home and the [[leak]] of [[Manhattan project|vital secrets]] to Russia [[Venona|through key officials of the Democratic administration]].  There are enough proved cases to make this point without diluting our criticism with unproved charges.

Surely these are sufficient reasons to make it clear to the American people that it is time for a change and that a Republican victory is necessary to the security of this country. Surely it is clear that this nation will continue to suffer as long as it is governed by the present ineffective Democratic Administration

Surely these are sufficient reasons to make it clear to the American people that it is time for a change and that a Republican victory is necessary to the security of this country. Surely it is clear that this nation will continue to suffer as long as it is governed by the present ineffective Democratic Administration.

Yet to displace it with a Republican regime embracing a philosophy that lacks political integrity or intellectual honesty would prove equally disastrous to this nation.  The nation sorely needs a Republican victory.  But I don’t want to see the Republican Party ride to political victory on the Four Horsemen of Calumny—Fear, Ignorance, Bigotry, and Smear.

Yet to displace it with a Republican regime embracing a philosophy that lacks political integrity or intellectual honesty would prove equally disastrous to this nation.  The nation sorely needs a Republican victory.  But I don’t want to see the Republican Party ride to political victory on the Four Horsemen of Calumny—Fear, Ignorance, Bigotry, and Smear.