Poll: Who was the worst Republican vice presidential nominee?

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32. Agnew was getting kickbacks as governor, and kept getting them while in the White House

In 1973, Agnew was investigated by the United States Attorney for the District of Maryland on suspicion of criminal conspiracy, bribery, extortion, and tax fraud. Agnew took kickbacks from contractors during his time as Baltimore county executive and governor of Maryland. The payments had continued into his time as vice president, but had nothing to do with the Watergate scandal, in which he was not implicated. After months of maintaining his innocence, Agnew pleaded no contest to a single felony charge of tax evasion and resigned from office.

- wikipedia

He wasn't just a stupid right wing ideologue, he was a classic corrupt politician who thought he could get away with continued corruption while being "a heartbeat away" from the presidency