Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Strauss ipapo akasarudzwa Sachigaro weDemocratic National Committee. Kunyange zvazvo rakasimbiswa nokubudirira kwaro muna 1974, bato racho rakanga risina mutsigiri akajeka nokuda kwokusarudzwa kwomuchigaro wapurezidhendi muna 1976. Achiramba asina kwaakarerekera mukurwira kugadzwa, Strauss nokungwarira akavakazve mari yebato uye akaronga kokorodzano yenyika yakanyatsorongwa muNew York City kuti adzimise kuyeuka kuungana kwechisimba kwa1968
uye 1972.