Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for October 18, 1972
Transcript:
TV: Gentlemen, as the president's campaign manager, it has become more and more clear to me that only radicals will be voting for the opposition! In fact, I am most confident that come November, we'll be able to see just who does and who does not love his country!!...Yes, Mr. Rather...Mr. MacGregor, recently there has been some talk that some decent folks might not support Mr. Nixon but actually vote for Senator McGovern. That's a vicious lie!!
Things are more like they are now than they’ve ever been before.