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==Re-election to the Senate==
==Re-election to the Senate==
He won election to the Senate again in 1970 and 1976. In 1977 he tried to become Senate majority leader. As an advocate of activist government, Humphrey campaigned on a traditional liberal agenda. Humphrey's association with Johnson's discredited big-government policies, the war in Vietnam, and the New Deal tradition hurt his campaign. Democratic senators, especially the newer and younger members, wanted a Senate leader who would assist them in pursuing the legislative interests of their constituency rather than one who would advocate for an ideological agenda. Conservative Democrat [[Robert C. Byrd]] of West Virginia was elected Senate leader because he favored a more limited role for government and would facilitate the programs of his peers rather than the traditional policies of his party.<ref>Iwan W. Morgan, "Hubert Humphrey's Last Hurrah: The 1977 Senate
He won election to the Senate again in 1970 and 1976. In 1977 he tried to become Senate majority leader. As an advocate of activist government, Humphrey campaigned on a traditional liberal agenda. Humphrey's association with Johnson's discredited [[big-government]] policies, the war in Vietnam, and the New Deal tradition hurt his campaign. Democratic senators, especially the newer and younger members, wanted a Senate leader who would assist them in pursuing the legislative interests of their constituency rather than one who would advocate for an ideological agenda. [[Exalted Cyclops]] Sen. [[Robert C. Byrd]] of West Virginia was elected Democrat [[Senate Majority Leader]] because he favored a more limited role for government and would facilitate the programs of his peers rather than the traditional policies of his party.<ref>Iwan W. Morgan, "Hubert Humphrey's Last Hurrah: The 1977 Senate
Leadership Election and the Decline of the New Deal Tradition." ''Mid-America'' 1997 79(3): 287-317.</ref>
Leadership Election and the Decline of the New Deal Tradition." ''Mid-America'' 1997 79(3): 287-317.</ref>