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Democratic Primaries

Dennis Donovan

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1. ...and Nixon did that (1972; McGovern) thru *serious* skulduggery.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Fri Sep 20, 2019, 03:35 PM

Sep 2019

...it turned into Watergate.

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