W.J. Astore In the presidential election of 1972, Richard Nixon destroyed George McGovern. McGovern won only one state, and it wasn't even his home state. Of course, Nixon soon experienced his own destruction with Watergate, but the fact remains that McGovern and the Liberal/Left wing of the Democratic party never fully recovered from their drubbing in 1972.
McGovern versus Nixon: Another Perspective
McGovern versus Nixon: Another Perspective
McGovern versus Nixon: Another Perspective
W.J. Astore In the presidential election of 1972, Richard Nixon destroyed George McGovern. McGovern won only one state, and it wasn't even his home state. Of course, Nixon soon experienced his own destruction with Watergate, but the fact remains that McGovern and the Liberal/Left wing of the Democratic party never fully recovered from their drubbing in 1972.