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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: George McGovern strongly called for the redistribution of income -- and lost 49 states to 1. [View all]frylock
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George McGovern strongly called for the redistribution of income -- and lost 49 states to 1. [View all]
pnwmom
Feb 2016
OP
Totally absurd. Also, More than half the people who voted in that election are fuckin dead
leftupnorth
Feb 2016
#67
McGovern's VP pick had Bipolar, underwent Electroshock. McGovern downplayed, Nixon Attacked! nt
TheBlackAdder
Feb 2016
#117
Nixon coveted the white house for years, above all-to the point where it clouded his judgment badly.
Warren DeMontague
Feb 2016
#134
Nixon attacked McGovern: Called crazy while VP choice underwent Electroshock for Bipolar!
TheBlackAdder
Feb 2016
#115
If we are stupid enough to assume history always repeats: Clinton lost once, thus she'll lose again.
arcane1
Feb 2016
#2
Clinton lost by less than half a percentage point. McGovern lost by 49 states. n/t
pnwmom
Feb 2016
#4
Hillary lost to Obama in the overall primary by less than a half percent of voters. n/t
pnwmom
Feb 2016
#24
Yes, "promises of free stuff" is a perfect example of the propaganda that is getting it's ass kicked
frylock
Feb 2016
#69
This McGovern meme is bullshit! His VP pick had Bipolar, He downplayed it & Nixon attacked! nt
TheBlackAdder
Feb 2016
#118
Yes we must always run on Republican policies because 45 years ago a Democrat lost an election
Cheese Sandwich
Feb 2016
#16
And Hillary is calling for the continued, or at least the codified, redistribution of wealth upward
Schema Thing
Feb 2016
#17
After saying he backed Eagleton "1,000 per cent" and then throwing him under the bus? Puh-leeze. Had
KingCharlemagne
Feb 2016
#36
Richard Nixon meets all three of your criteria and he beat McGovern by 49 states.
pnwmom
Feb 2016
#32
Guaranteed Annual Income -- an idea whose time has come and which is long overdue, imo. Just
KingCharlemagne
Feb 2016
#46
It was different times, Nixon had a similar tax credit called Family Assistance Program which was
Bluenorthwest
Feb 2016
#76
Did you just find out about that? I remember it from my childhood! It was about Vietnam and not
Bluenorthwest
Feb 2016
#68
Sanders polls very well against any of the slugs he would possibly face in the general.
Orsino
Feb 2016
#89
Bernie Sanders says he polls better against GOP candidates than Hillary Clinton
Gothmog
Feb 2016
#116
Yeah. Because electroshock therapy, Thorazine, and Thomas Eagleton had nothing to do with the loss.
cherokeeprogressive
Feb 2016
#95
By contrast - Reagan and Bush actually redistributed the income upward to the wealthy. They won.
EndElectoral
Feb 2016
#106
"More than half of our states have Republican governors and most of them rejected free Federal...
bettyellen
Feb 2016
#107
If the same electorate were voting today, Bernie would not stand a chance, either.
DaveT
Feb 2016
#120
If the election had been held 2 years later, it would have been close to 49 states the other way
jfern
Feb 2016
#135
Half the electorate from back then is now dead. Half of today's electorate hadn't yet been born.
Betty Karlson
Feb 2016
#139
Republicans don't have a Nixon or Reagan to run against us. Plus, times change. (nt)
thesquanderer
Feb 2016
#141
Well, that certainly is proof that we should give up and let the rich have it all then.
Live and Learn
Feb 2016
#143