Could democratic socialism become the brand of a new generation of political actors — not just on the fringe, not just in New York City, but across the country?
McGovern ran on a platform of immediately ending the Vietnam War and instituting a guaranteed minimum income for the nation’s poor. His campaign was harmed by his views during the primaries, which alienated many powerful Democrats, the perception that his foreign policy was too extreme, and the Eagleton debacle. As a result of these factors, McGovern’s campaign was weakened, with the Republicans portraying McGovern as a radical left-wing extremist, and Nixon led in the polls by large margins throughout the entire campaign.
Not that it invalidates the process, no more than voting for a third party.
It’d probably mean more GOP victories, perhaps like in 1972.
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Not that it invalidates the process, no more than voting for a third party.