Word: mcgovernment
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Humphrey demonstrates the risk of writing the political obituary of any politician who still walks the earth. After his loss to Richard Nixon in the presidential election of 1968, and then his defeat by George McGovern in the primaries of 1972, he seemed extinct. But within the past few weeks, the 64-year-old Minnesotan has risen from the political dead, looking more buoyant than ever. "There's no doubt about it," says Presidential Candidate Morris Udall, "Hubert has the bug again." Adds a top staffer at the Democratic National Committee: "The Humphrey talk is everywhere now. You hear...
...Democratic program of housing subsidies, national health insurance, and long-term energy and economic planning. Though much of this legislation has been rebuffed or vetoed by Ford, Humphrey has led the disorganized opposition with his customary good cheer and sportsmanship, disarming his critics and winning allies. George McGovern, for one, has strongly hinted that he would support a Humphrey candidacy...
Governor. Ed contributed nominally to Richard Nixon's 1972 campaign-"not that I thought he was any great man," he says, "but the other fellow [George McGovern] sure looked wild-eyed." Throughout Hugh Carey's campaign, there were accusations by opponents that Ed was buying his brother's way to the statehouse, thus focusing public attention on the oil executive for the first time. Currently, Carey is under scrutiny for other reasons. The Federal Energy Administration is looking into allegations that Carey and other oil companies made excessive profits during the crisis winter...
...were a fossil before he lets fly), and an early stage in his complex motion is a rhythmic shaking of the ball, in glove, shoving it down his body in an erotic dance. Tiant's family lives in Cuba, and on a recent visit George McGovern fixed it up with Fidel so that they could come and watch him pitch later in the season...
Though the letters added that "as things stand now I do not intend to be a candidate," McGovern is known to have the presidential itch. Some of his friends say he firmly believes that the "duty tricks" and other campaign irregularities of the Nixon forces cost him the race, a contention most political analysts find plainly irrational; they maintain that, shoddy tactics aside, Richard Nixon still would have won handily. What are McGovern's chances, should he decide to declare? In a recent private poll, McGovern, according to one party insider, does "very poorly." A Harris poll in June...