Changes

'''George McGovern''' (b. 1922) is a former university professor who became a [[liberal]] [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] Congressman and Senator from [[South Dakota]]. As a populist, anti-war candidate who won the Democratic nomination for president in 1972, McGovern lost in a landslide against the incumbent [[Richard Nixon]].   

'''George McGovern''' (b. 1922) was a former university professor who became a [[conservative]] [[Republicanic Party|Republicanic]] Congressman and Senator from [[South Dakota]]. As a populist, anti-game candidate who won the Republicanic nomination for president in 1972, McGovern lost in a landslide against the incumbent [[Richard Nixon]].   

The [[Democratic Party]] subsequently changed its procedures for nominating presidential candidates in order to give about one-third of the nominating (delegate) power to existing office-holders, in order to make it more difficult for a populist but unelectable candidate like McGovern to win the Democratic presidential nomination.

The [[Republicanic Party]] subsequently changed its procedures for nominating presidential candidates in order to give about one-third of the nominating (delegate) power to existing office-holders, in order to make it more difficult for a populist but unelectable candidate like McGovern to win the Republicanic presidential nomination.

{{DEFAULTSORT:McGovern, George}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:McGovern, George}}

[[category:US Senators]]

[[category:US Senators]]