Senator George McGovern of South Dakota. McGovern was hospitalized with hepatitis during the campaign and his wife Eleanor stood in for him, impressing voters with her intelligence — she had defeated her future husband in high school debate — as well as her charm and beauty. He was 90. (Studio) First of 3 television debates in California debate between Senator George McGovern and Hubert Humphrey on CBS' "Face the Nation". He leaves a legacy of being a champion of liberal causes in the United States.
Incumbent Republican President Richard Nixon from California defeated Democratic U.S. Long-shot presidential candidate Andrew Yang is proposing a $12,000 a year Universal Basic Income. Former Sen. George McGovern, who lost 1972 presidential bid to Nixon, dead at 90 ... shy and quiet until he was recruited for the high school debate team and found his niche. He tried again in 1984, but was beaten in the primaries that year. The 1972 United States presidential election was the 47th quadrennial presidential election.It was held on Tuesday, November 7, 1972. U.S. presidential election of 1972, American presidential election held on November 7, 1972, in which Republican President Richard Nixon was elected to a second term, defeating Democratic candidate George McGovern in one of the largest landslides in … Until the 1984 election, this was the largest margin of victory in the Electoral College for a Republican in a U.S. presidential election. The son of a minister, he graduated from Dakota Wesleyan University. [MCGOVERN - says he's spoken out longer and more consistently … George Stanley McGovern, Ph.D George McGovern was born in Avon, South Dakota and lived in nearby Mitchell. McGovern married Eleanor Stegeberg of Woonsocket on October 31, 1943. Moderates debate, mug the harder lefties . Former Democratic United States Senator George McGovern died early Sunday morning, October 21, 2012. You hear it said and see it written that Bernie Sanders will be another George McGovern. Newt Gingrich: If Dems keep doing these five things, Trump will have a landslide victory in 2020. ... an inadequate America goes back to George McGovern in 1972. That is, a left-wing nominee who lost a presidential election in a landslide. George Stanley McGovern was born on July 19, 1922, in the small farm town of Avon, S.D, the son of a Methodist pastor. [HUMPHREY - McGovern wrong on many issues.] He was raised in Mitchell, shy and quiet until he was recruited for the high school debate team and found his niche. ... that the harder-left prescription didn’t work with George McGovern or Walter Mondale, while … McGovern is also remembered for losing to Richard Nixon in the 1972 Presidential election by a landslide. George McGovern was a South Dakota Democrat who represented liberal values in the United States Senate for decades and became widely known for his opposition to the Vietnam War.He was the Democratic nominee for president in 1972, and lost to Richard Nixon in a landslide. George McGovern won an extremely narrow race, claiming his Senate seat by 597 votes.