tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post8785340377583365086..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: June 12, 1972Jonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-60174993363818534902012-06-13T00:46:37.528-05:002012-06-13T00:46:37.528-05:00Didn't Democratic primary voters even take a g...Didn't Democratic primary voters even take a glance at the polls? Most narratives of the campaign say that McGovern only imploded later in the campaign, around the time of the Eagleton affair. Guess not (unless such polls weren't available during the primary?). Was this the last time a candidate was chosen by a major party in total disregard to his electability?<br /><br />Or maybe, if you apply current political science theories to 1972, Humphrey would have barely improved over McGovern (ideology only docks you a couple points, right?). Which would mean that Humphrey would have done much worse in 72 than he did in 68. An election where he performed much better than the supposed Nixon landslide that is remembered in history--oddly enough, in retellings of this era, it seems like everyone under 30 was a McGovern volunteer, but no one will admit to voting for Humphrey.willnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-77861629891776073822012-06-13T00:46:20.014-05:002012-06-13T00:46:20.014-05:00I always liked Dan Aykroyd's Nixon.I always liked Dan Aykroyd's Nixon.Jonathan Bernsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-13508934292037679332012-06-13T00:42:29.894-05:002012-06-13T00:42:29.894-05:00".....by this point is perfectly clear."...<i>".....by this point is perfectly clear."</i><br /><br />Intentional Nixon joke?Professor Jeff Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00282906964800653240noreply@blogger.com