Fear, Loathing and Gumbo on the Campaign Trail '72/YMMV


 * Complete Monster: The Lesser Mao
 * Magnificent Bastard: Dear Lord, George Corley Wallace. As mentioned above, the story hinges on Wallace hanging on to his paltry nine electoral votes to either force the Democrats and Republicans to make a "corrupt bargain" to get around his roadblock, or fail and cause one of the two hapless running-mates to ascend to the Presidency instead; either way setting the stage for him to make a comeback in '76.
 * Moral Event Horizon: Reached in a big way by . After spending several years  he officially crosses the line when he supresses a military rebellion by
 * Rescued from the Scrappy Heap: George Wallace, at least to some extent. He remains a flawed man but rather spectacularly redeems himself for his pro-segregation past by bringing more black lawmakers into the cabinet than ever before.