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Liberal Sens. George S. McGovern (D-S.D.) and John C. Culver '54 (D-Iowa) also lost to conservative challengers, who were backed by New Right and evangelical political action committees...
...road to New Hampshire, a road well-traveled. I-93, the artery that runs through the Granite State, the presidential hopeful's lifeblood, the road that gave McGovern and McCarthy a chance. Live Free and travel...
Unlike many of their predecessors, both Walter Mondale and George Bush were nominated to the vice presidency after a long and careful selection process. In 1972, George McGovern chose Sen. Thomas Eagleton of Missouri in what has been described as a "one minute and two second telephone conversation." By contrast, Carter surveyed 14 nominees, held 30 to 40 meetings with key citizens, and personally interviewed the final seven contenders before nominating Mondale as his running mate in 1976. Last spring Reagan's staff polled party members nationwide to determine their vice-presidential preference, and--despite a brief flirtation with former...
Rotenberg began her political career at age 10, licking stamps for local campaigns. She worked in '68 for Humphrey, in '72 for McGovern, in '76 for Carter. Now she is Massachusetts college coordinator for the President, one of the highest-ranking Harvard politicos in campaign...
Some of the Senate's leading liberals are also targeted and may or may not survive. In South Dakota, George McGovern has cut Republican James Abdnor's early lead by aggressive campaigning...