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Democratic Primaries

highplainsdem

(59,514 posts) Fri Sep 20, 2019, 03:31 PM Sep 2019

Nixon ran against a moderate/liberal Democrat in 1968 and a progressive in 1972 [View all]

Let's not forget which one he did better against.

Humphrey lost to Nixon, but by only about half a million popular votes. Electoral vote count was 301 to 191.

McGovern lost the popular vote by about 18 MILLION votes. And the electoral vote count was 520 to 17.

If you're going to look back to 1968 and try suggesting that a more moderate, establishment Democrat won't win elections because Nixon beat Humphrey, you should also remember what happened to a progressive senator running against Nixon four years later.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Nixon ran against a moderate/liberal Democrat in 1968 and a progressive in 1972 [View all] highplainsdem Sep 2019 OP

...and Nixon did that (1972; McGovern) thru *serious* skulduggery. Dennis Donovan Sep 2019 #1

Had forgotten how badly McGovern was trounced. Hoyt Sep 2019 #2

I think we all wanted to forget it. highplainsdem Sep 2019 #5

LOL!! peggysue2 Sep 2019 #10

The convention and the campaign were horrible The Mouth Sep 2019 #12

there was one poster who actually claimed McGovern , Mondale, Dukakis lost because they were not JI7 Sep 2019 #19

lol@OP trying to drag on Biden with Cha Sep 2019 #3

You're very welcome, Cha! highplainsdem Sep 2019 #6

1968 should be studied very carefully rampartc Sep 2019 #4

Two entirely different eras about 50 years apart. George II Sep 2019 #7

Ya that's where I am Terry_M Sep 2019 #27

And there was no way in hell Trump could ever win IronLionZion Sep 2019 #8

Humphrey was Identified as pro-war. Buzz cook Sep 2019 #9

What Buzz Cook said Algernon Moncrieff Sep 2019 #33

Who Did McCain Run Against in 2008? DrFunkenstein Sep 2019 #11

That's not apples to apples. That was a whole different time. PatrickforO Sep 2019 #13

McGovern was my first presidential vote at age 20 and I don't want to go through that debacle again. elocs Sep 2019 #14

Nixon's approval rating was over sixty percent in November of 1972. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2019 #15

Trump's approval started underwater, and has stayed underwater. crazytown Sep 2019 #17

With today's demographics George McGovern wouldn't be George McGovern DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2019 #20

Very true Algernon Moncrieff Sep 2019 #34

The electorate was also about 90% white. It's now around 70% white. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2019 #37

Thanks for adding some context DemocratSinceBirth. Uncle Joe Sep 2019 #21

More context in the post above you. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2019 #24

Excellent reminder. Thank you! NurseJackie Sep 2019 #16

"Let's not forget which one he did better against" crazytown Sep 2019 #18

Would He Have Beaten Progressive Bobby Kennedy? DrFunkenstein Sep 2019 #22

In 68 or 72? RMN has a better chance in the latter. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2019 #23

Nixon May Have Had a "Secret Plan" For Exiting Vietnam in '68 DrFunkenstein Sep 2019 #29

I mean clearly Polk is proof that qazplm135 Sep 2019 #31

Great point, highplains. LincolnRossiter Sep 2019 #25

What Durability? All He's Done is Lost The House DrFunkenstein Sep 2019 #35

1968 was a different year BlueMississippi Sep 2019 #26

How much did Mondale lose by? Fiendish Thingy Sep 2019 #28

this is a poor argument on multiple levels qazplm135 Sep 2019 #30

No comparison to 2020 whatsoever Bradshaw3 Sep 2019 #32

Yet it was a leftist (fdr)who had the most successful tenure Tiggeroshii Sep 2019 #36