Democrats Nominated Senator George McGovern for President in 1972

question 105

Multiple Choice

Democrats nominated Senator George McGovern for president in 1972. McGovern only won in Massachusetts. What did the results of the elections suggest?

• A) that he was from Massachusetts
• B) that not many voters went to the polls
• C) that women preferred him over the other candidate
• D) that the electoral system needed an update
• E) that certain sectors of society no longer swore loyalty to the Democratic Party

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