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'''George Stanley McGovern''' (July 19, 1922 – October 21, 2012) was an American historian, author, and politician. A liberal from the state of [[South Dakota]], he served as both a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] and a [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] before running for the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] presidential nomination in 1972. | '''George Stanley McGovern''' (July 19, 1922 – October 21, 2012) was an American historian, author, and politician. A liberal from the state of [[South Dakota]], he served as both a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] and a [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] before running for the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] presidential nomination in 1972 as an all-out opponent of the [[Vietnam War]]. A few years earlier, as part of [[McGovern–Fraser Commission]] he had helped change the Democratic nominating process by greatly increasing the number of [[caucus]]es and [[primary election|primaries]] and reducing the influence of party insiders. Partly because of his profound knowledge of the new process, he succeeding in gaining the Democratic nomination. The Party, however, was badly split ideologically, and he was further burdened by the debacle of his vice-presidential pick of [[Thomas Eagleton]]. He lost in the general election to incumbent [[Richard Nixon]] in one of the biggest [[Landslide victory|landslide]]s in American electoral history. Re-elected Senator in 1968 and 1974, McGovern was defeated in a bid for a fourth term in 1980. | ||
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George Stanley McGovern (July 19, 1922 – October 21, 2012) was an American historian, author, and politician. A liberal from the state of South Dakota, he served as both a U.S. Representative and a U.S. Senator before running for the Democratic Party presidential nomination in 1972 as an all-out opponent of the Vietnam War. A few years earlier, as part of McGovern–Fraser Commission he had helped change the Democratic nominating process by greatly increasing the number of caucuses and primaries and reducing the influence of party insiders. Partly because of his profound knowledge of the new process, he succeeding in gaining the Democratic nomination. The Party, however, was badly split ideologically, and he was further burdened by the debacle of his vice-presidential pick of Thomas Eagleton. He lost in the general election to incumbent Richard Nixon in one of the biggest landslides in American electoral history. Re-elected Senator in 1968 and 1974, McGovern was defeated in a bid for a fourth term in 1980.