Possible Clues:

• Winner of one state in 1972
• Loser in a '70s landslide
• "... Love at first sight? No, she just didn't want to ___ any more! Then I woke up"
• TV dramatist and compere settled in centre of Skegness
• Candidate with the slogan 'Come home, America'
• Nixon opponent
• Winner of 17 electoral votes