“Within 90 days of my inauguration, every American soldier and every American prisoner [in Vietnam] will be … back home in America where they belong,”
~ George McGovern, 1972 DNC
He lost in one of the worst defeats in electoral history, 520-17, carrying only Massachusetts and the District of Columbia
@tgraph52 I voted for McGovern and I’m still proud of that vote!
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I remember all the cars in my area with the "Don't blame me. I'm from Massachusetts" bumper sticker.
@grayman @tgraph52 You were lucky to live there! I didn’t see hardly any bumper stickers (or support of any kind) for him in my neck of the woods with the exception of the wonderful Lawrence, KS.