Colonial Vulnerability can be seen in the images of
~ wild savages attacking helpless colonists
~ colonists suffering from awful diseases and starvation
~ inhospitable places
FBI and CIA agents broke into the offices of the Democratic Party and George McGovern months before the election.
So, the answer would be to obtain information about Nixon’s opponents.
No I would not trust what they say. The debates are long and in order to strengthen their claims they are going to come up with at least a couple lies along the way.