Nixon
I see where the misunderstanding might have come in. The fact that Nixon is the subject of the quote is irrelevant...that's just who was running at the time. The quote is meant to point out that a lot of people interested in politics tend to talk only to their own kind, and don't get the whole picture. The race in Australia was pictured as extremely tight over here.
That's why this board is so much cooler than, say, "Democraticunderground.com," where opposition gets shut down pretty damn fast.