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.
wp:1972 United States presidential election
Not that it invalidates the process, no more than voting for a third party.
That was over 50 years ago. Most of those voters are dead.
and about 16 months after the voting age went from 21 to 18. 😁 🙂
And look what that got us. People have always been fucking stupid.
In voting for a President,
to vote 3rd party is to mostly waste a vote,
but to vote established Democratic candidate is also to mostly waste a vote.