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...SOUTH DAKOTA...
Gentle George McGovern's last minute run for the presidency enhanced his stature in 49 states and hurt it in one -his own. On South Dakota's windswept prairies, the voters like a man who takes their problems to heart, and never mind what ails the big cities or the world at large. Six weeks before the Democratic Convention, McGovern, a onetime college history teacher, en-ioyed a two-to-one lead m a statewide poll. After his abortive bid for national office, his margin dwindled...
...wonder is that McGovern, 46, was so far ahead to begin with. He is only the third Democratic Senator in South Dakota's 79-year history. Only 38% of the voters are registered Democrats McGovern's demands for a softer line on the Viet Nam war ran directly counter to local sentiment; Army recruiters credit South Dakotans with one of the highest volunteer records...
...since sought to ensure his popularity by fighting for stable farm prices and greater investment by industry to stem the drain of young people from rural areas. At the same time, he defended his wide-ranging involvement with broader concerns "We cannot build a wall around South Dakota and not take notice of what is going on in the cities," he explained. "A Senator who alienates urban opinion is of no value anymore. My job is to convince an urban-oriented Congress of the importance of stopping the decline of rural America...
...these tactics are not working. McGovern has put South Dakota on the map, and his efforts in Washington on behalf of his state have firmly entrenched him in the minds of the voters here...