A post from July 2007:
The Democrat Party changed in 1972. It nominated George McGovern and the party moved to the left.
To be fair, McGovern was a good man and a World War II hero. However, he was misguided about Vietnam and paid the electoral price by losing 49 states, including his own state of South Dakota.
What advice is McGovern giving today's Democrats:
"He is 84 now, is as opposed to the Iraq war as he was to the one in Vietnam -- and is paying close attention to the race for president.
"I'm not sure that an anti-war Democrat can win," McGovern said in an interview. "We haven't proved that yet."
"Some people point to the fact that the war in Vietnam was dreadfully unpopular," he said, "but that when I came out for an immediate withdrawal, it helped me win the nomination but not the general election. And there may be some truth about that." (McGovern: Not sure anti-war Dem can win)
McGovern is right. The Democrats are going to far to the left.
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