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Most polls showed McGovern running well behind incumbent President Richard Nixon, except when McGovern was paired with Ted Kennedy. McGovern and his campaign brain trust lobbied Senator Kennedy heavily to accept the bid to be McGovern's running mate .
- Come Home, America, McGovern. Democrat. For the People
- Democratic Party
- Announced: January 18, 1971, Official nominee: July 13, 1972, Lost election: November 7, 1972
4. Aug. 2012 · In 1972, Democratic presidential candidate George McGovern chose the young senator as his running mate. Just 18 days later, Eagleton was forced to drop out. The incident forever changed the...
Coming into the 1972 Democratic National Convention, South Dakota Senator George McGovern had the delegate lead, but did not have the presidential nomination locked up. After winning the Democratic nomination for president on July 13, McGovern looked for a running mate.
- Maryland
- Sargent Shriver
The convention distractions led to a hurried process to pick a vice presidential running mate. Turned down by his first choice, Ted Kennedy, as well as by several others, McGovern selected – with virtually no vetting – Missouri senator Thomas Eagleton.
- 1943–1945
21. Okt. 2012 · On top of this, McGovern immediately inflicted his own wounds. After a great deal of fruitless casting around for a running mate, he opted for his sixth choice, Senator Thomas Eagleton of...
5. März 2007 · Sen. Eagleton spent four decades in public life, yet will be forever remembered as the brief and ill-fated running mate of South Dakota Sen. George McGovern. But when he ran for re-election to...
Nachdem sein ursprünglicher Kandidat für das Amt des Vizepräsidenten, Senator Thomas Eagleton aus Missouri, wegen einer zuvor verschwiegenen depressiven Erkrankung hatte zurücktreten müssen, entschied sich McGovern für Sargent Shriver, den ehemaligen Leiter des Friedenskorps, als seinen Running Mate.
