Vote your conscience : the last campaign of George McGovern / Richard Michael Marano.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marano, Richard Michael, 1960-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

McGovern, George S. (George Stanley), 1922-2012.

McGovern, George S.

United States. Congress. Senate.

Legislators--United States--Biography.

Legislators.

United States.

Presidential candidates--United States--Biography.

Presidential candidates.

Presidents--United States--Election--1984.

Presidents.

United States. Congress. Senate--Biography.

Political campaigns--United States--History--20th century.

Political campaigns.

History.

United States--Politics and government--1981-1989.

Politics and government.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xiv, 272 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2003.

Summary:

This book is an in-depth analysis of the 1984 Democratic campaign, as well as a detailed discussion of George McGovern's common sense program for America.

Contents:

Introduction: A Visit with the Ghost of Elections Past 1

1 The New Right and the Old Paranoia: Senate Defeat 21

2 The Decision to Run: Quixotic or Common Sense? 45

3 This Land Is Your Land: The Press Reaction 55

4 On the Road Again: Hoping Lightning Strikes Twice 63

5 The McGovern Platform: Realism and Common Sense 85

6 This Land Is My Land: Iowa 107

7 Running on a Shoestring: New Hampshire 129

8 Super Tuesday: Massachusetts or Bust 151

9 The Peacemaker: Emergence of an Elder Statesman 185

1984 Democratic Primaries and Caucuses 203

The New Realism: A Revival of the Old Common Sense 205

Address by Senator George McGovern to the Democratic National Convention 213.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [259]-261) and index.

ISBN:

0275971899

OCLC:

52086069