Word: mcgoverns
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...Democrats met in July with the nomination still in some doubt. McGovern, victor in the primaries, and the candidate of the young, was faced against an array of assorted party stalwarts, the most important being Hubert Humphrey, a prominent politician since before some of the McGovern delegates had been born...
Politically, Mailer was with McGovern, but he missed that old Kennedy charisma. He failed then to understand the appeal in not getting vicariously or sexually excited over a political candidate, in merely respecting a man for his decency and honesty...
...however, appreciate the will and the perseverance of the unexcited, hard-working "insufficiently evil" McGovern delegates. What set them apart from the "McCarthy kids" of 1968 was their serious intention of winning and their proven ability to wade through every parliamentary morass the party bosses could lead them into, at any hour of the night...
...McGovern's forces carried the day with the help of some key parliamentary decisions by Chairman O'Brien. Had he decided against the will of the young, they would have bolted the Democrats, wrecking the party. Going with them, he was either helping a winner or setting the young up for a fall that would leave them subdued and chastised for the '76 convention. Either way, the old stood to gain...
...McGovern's staffers recognize that a settlement of the war in Vietnam and their candidate's weak response will probably close out their chance to win the election. By the end of last week, almost all of the people connected with the campaign had lost much of their energy and appeared to be getting ready to suffer a smashing defeat...