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| − | '''George McGovern''' (b. 1922) | + | '''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]]. |
| − | The [[ | + | 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. |
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Revision as of 04:46, July 13, 2007
George McGovern (b. 1922) is a former university professor who became a liberal 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.
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.