*His publicizing the quote from a Democratic Senator (later revealed to be the late [[Thomas Eagleton]] of [[Missouri]]) that "people don’t know [Democratic presidential nominee George] McGovern is for amnesty, [[abortion]], and acid." Based partly on this quote, which stuck to the candidate, McGovern lost in a landslide (ironically, after first picking Eagleton as his vice presidential candidate). | *His publicizing the quote from a Democratic Senator (later revealed to be the late [[Thomas Eagleton]] of [[Missouri]]) that "people don’t know [Democratic presidential nominee George] McGovern is for amnesty, [[abortion]], and acid." Based partly on this quote, which stuck to the candidate, McGovern lost in a landslide (ironically, after first picking Eagleton as his vice presidential candidate). |