There is no Republican party

I didn't think that. McGovern was up against an unbeatable incumbent. But creepy?

On another note: McGovern was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in WWII. He held a PhD from Northwestern, too.

 

Yeah. Read how he treated his first VP pick

 

I liked what I saw of Sen. Eagleton. I remember seeing his press conference on TV, when he announced his withdrawal. I thought "what kind of a crap system would force him to do that?"

Now I know it wasn't the crap system .... https://www.npr.org/2012/08/04/157670201/the-thomas-eagleton-affair-haunts-candidates-today

 

The moment it was revealed, we all knew he would have to leave the ticket. Back then, psychological treatment was a huge deal. And Eagleton had a LOT, including several hospitalizations.

I'm not so sure a candidate would survive that revelation even today.

There was no systematic removal. McGovern kicked him off the ticket because he was a political liability--a huge one.

I'm not saying it was right. Lots of things in our past history were both wrong and normal. This was that.

 

Well said. Same applies where I live - and where I came from.

"Tell 'em that it's human nature..." (Michael Jackson)

 

McGovern would have lost no matter what. More accurately stated, Nixon would have beaten anyone. Maybe not by such a huge landslide but Nixon still would have beaten anyone the Democrats had put up.

 

He also needed to talk to Dan Quayle about it first.