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In 1972 I couldn't vote, but I had a McGovern bumper sticker on my notebook. onehandle May 2015 #1
I was the only kid in sixth grade in my school (Brush College, Salem Oregon)who supported McGovern Ken Burch May 2015 #4
Pretty much the same scenario here. nt onehandle May 2015 #6
Thanks Ken tnlurker May 2015 #2
Don't forget Nixon's "October surprise" Art_from_Ark May 2015 #3
Oh that's just Water under the Gate...er, I mean the bridge... Ken Burch May 2015 #5
I was 11 and that was my first campaign AndreaCG May 2015 #7
those hypocrisies dont come from liberals reddread May 2015 #8
I called my favorite aunt that I thought was liberal, Paka May 2015 #9
Hillary supporters are uncomfortable with a relatively unknown senator given impossible odds... whereisjustice May 2015 #10
I think that's a figment of your imagination MaggieD May 2015 #13
How many campaigns have you worked, murielm99 May 2015 #14
McGovern was my first presidential vote. Blue_In_AK May 2015 #11
But it had EVERYTHING to do with disunity.... MaggieD May 2015 #12
No, it did not. I regard Thomas Eagleton as one of the great villains of '72 Ken Burch May 2015 #15
How can you claim that.... MaggieD May 2015 #16
Agreed that party disunity played a major role, but McGovern's campaign didn't cause that. Ken Burch May 2015 #18
He should have chosen Sargent Shriver at the beginning Art_from_Ark May 2015 #21
I think the fact that people here still use '72 as a yardstick for any sort of political calculus, Warren DeMontague May 2015 #17
His loss was illustrative treestar May 2015 #19
It didn't with Coolidge, Reagan and Lil' Dubbikins. Ken Burch May 2015 #20
And don't forget "Democrats for Nixon" eridani May 2015 #22
I haven't forgotten. LWolf May 2015 #23
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