Henry Kissinger exited the Romney campaign in disgust over the “brainwashing” comment. John Bailey, the Democratic national chairman, said that Romney had insulted General Westmoreland and Ambassador Lodge. Secretary of Defense McNamara said Romney was incapable of seeing the truth before his eyes. His local newspaper, the Detroit News, called for Romney to withdraw his candidacy. Time magazine ran a cover featuring Nelson Rockefeller and California governor Ronald Reagan as the only viable GOP alternatives to Nixon. A Gallup poll showed that a Rockefeller-Reagan ticket would beat a
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