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