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In reply to the discussion: anyone here old enough to remember eugene mccarthy? [View all]MineralMan
(146,287 posts)35. I am. In fact 1968 was my first presidential election.
I was in the third year of my enlistment in the USAF, and recently returned from 15 months stationed in Turkey. I got back just in time to be horrified by the convention in Chicago. I voted for Humphrey, but had hoped that McCarthy would be the nominee. Disappointed again. In the spring of 1969, I had the displeasure to be introduced to Nixon at the place where I worked, near the end of my service.
Shortly after that, my enlistment ended and I resumed trying to figure out what I was going to do with my life. I still haven't decided, really. 1968 was my first truly disappointing presidential election. There have been others.
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My first presidential campaign was for McCarthy; I was still 20 when my friends and I ran the HQ ...
Hekate
Jun 2015
#12
Disappointed Dems said so many nasty things about Humphrey. It was truly self-defeating.
Hekate
Jun 2015
#17
I was too young, but vaguely remember Humphrey being considered second rate at
appalachiablue
Jun 2015
#18