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...seen a new virulence and a new velocity to this extremism that is unique in American political history," a bitter McGovern said on the evening of his defeat...

Author: By Paul M. Barrett and Robert O. Boorstin, S | Title: The Tuesday Night Massacre | 11/8/1980 | See Source »

Notable victims of the GOP on-slaught included the most venerable giants of the liberal old guard: Sens. Birch Bayh (D-Ind.), George S. McGovern (D-S.D.), Frank Church (D-Idaho), and Reps. Al Ullman (D-Ore.) and John Brademas...

Author: By Paul M. Barrett and Robert O. Boorstin, S | Title: The Tuesday Night Massacre | 11/8/1980 | See Source »

...only had the GOP ousted the bulk of the Senate's liberal old guard--headed by the likes of Sens. George S. McGovern (D-S.D.), Birch Bayh (D-Ind.), and Frank Church (D-Idaho)--but it had also gained a majority in the house (53-47) for the first time since...

Author: By Paul M. Barrett, | Title: Reagan's Sweep Boosts GOP on Hill As Republicans Take Control in Senate | 11/6/1980 | See Source »

...McGovern last night attributed the wave of Republican Senate victories to "a new virulence of the new extremism." In a post-election interview, the former presidential candidate and influential member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee condemned the "scurrilous literature" used by conservative lobby groups and said the increasing role of single-issue political action committees has "poisoned the political climate...

Author: By Paul M. Barrett, | Title: GOP Wins Major Hill Seats As Liberal Senators Stumble | 11/5/1980 | See Source »

Carter's showing was slightly better than that of the Democratic candidate George McGovern, who won only 17 electoral votes in 1972. The president was close to the electoral vote total of Adlai Stevenson in 1952 and Barry Goldwater...

Author: By William E. Mckibben and The CRIMSON Staff, S | Title: Reagan Triumphs in Landslide As Nation Swings to the Right | 11/5/1980 | See Source »

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