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Incumbent President Richard Nixon a faced South Dakota Senator called George McGovern. Nixon's running mate was Spiro Agnew (who he disliked entirely). McGovern chose Senator Thomas Eagleton of Minnesota as his running mate. When it was discovered that Eagleton had psychiatric illnesses had had received electric shock therapy, McGovern initially decided to stick with his running mate. He then did a U-Turn and changed his candidate to Sargent Shriver, John Kennedy's brother-in-law. This contributed to his image of being indecisive.
Nixon was aided by the fact the economy was in good shape, the war in Vietnam was over and he had just made groundbreaking visits to China and the USSR. Nixon was quite moderate and many Demoocrats were satifisfied with having him in office while they controlled Congress; some even formed a "Democrats for Nixon" campaign. This meant McGovern's campaign was disorganised and lacked support, while the Republicans successfully portrayed him as standing for "Amnesty, abortion and acid". In the end, Nixon won by a landslide, with a majority of votes in 49 states, except for Massachusetts and the District of Columbia.
Nixon's popularity crashed a year after the election as a result of the Watergate Scandal. This led to several bumper stickers appearing in Boston saying "Don't blame me, I'm from Massachusetts!"
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∙ 6y agoIncumbent President Richard Nixon won reelection in the 1972 presidential election defeating George McGovern. In the 1972 presidential election Richard Nixon received 520 electoral votes and George McGovern received 17 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Nixon 47,169,911 and McGovern 29,170,383.
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∙ 6y agoThere was no presidential election that year.
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Which candidate in the presidential election of 1912 ran mostly to widen the audience for socialist idea?
Eugene V. Debs was the candidate in the presidential election of 1912 who ran mostly to widen the audience for Socialist ideas.
Who is the first delegate selection event in every presidential election since 1972?
The Iowa Caucuses have been the first nominating event since 1972.
Why did George McGovern lose the 1972 presidential election?
He had less votes than his opponent and did not gain respect from his peers.
Was there a presidential election in 2006?
Not in the US- presidential election were held in 2004 and 2008 the next one will be in 2012. (The year of a presidential election is always a multiple of 4 .)
In the first Presidential election when 18-year-olds were granted the right to vote they were able to choose between which candidates?
The 26th amendment to the U.S. Constitution which lowered the voting age to 18 was ratified on July 1, 1971. The first Presidential election following the ratification occurred in 1972. The major candidates that ran in that election were Republican Richard M. Nixon, Democrat George McGovern, and Libertarian Joseph Hospers.
Who ran in 1801 presidential election?
There was no election that year.
Who ran in the 1796 presidential elections?
the 1796 presidential election:
Who ran against grant in 1972 as the liberal republican party candidate?
There seems to be some confusion in your question. Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States and served from 1869 to 1877. There was no presidential election in 1972 involving Grant or anyone running as a liberal Republican candidate. Richard Nixon, a Republican, ran against George McGovern, a Democrat, in the 1972 presidential election.
Who won the US presidential election in November of 2008?
In the 2008 US presidential election Barak Obama won the election. He ran as a Democrat.
What 1972 Democratic presidential nominee was the Vice-President during Johnson presidency and ran in the 1968 election?
Hubert H Humphrey, from Minnesota is the man you are thinking of.
Who ran and who won the presidential election of 1933?
Presidents Herbert Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt ran. FDR won. The election was in '32, not '33.
Which candidate in the presidential election of 1912 ran mostly to widen the audience for socialist idea?
Eugene V. Debs was the candidate in the presidential election of 1912 who ran mostly to widen the audience for Socialist ideas.
Who ran as a candidate for the Democratic Party for president in 1999?
There was no presidential election in 1999
Plurality Winners of United States presidential elections?
The winner of the 1972 presidential election was Richard Nixon.
What mainer ran for the democratic presidential nomination in 1972?
Bill Cliton
What the involved illegal activities during the 1972 Presidential election?
watergate scandal
Who ran as an independent candidate and was an important factor in the 1968 presidential election?
George washington
