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ID number:191643
 
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Published: 01.04.1997.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
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The Presidential election of 1972 had two strong candidates,
President Richard Nixon and George McGovern. There were many issues which had a great deal of importance to the election. The Vietnam war and the stability of the economy at the time were two main factors. The election ended in one the largest political scandals in U.S. history, being the Watergate
break-in, and cover-up, by President Richard Nixon.
The Democratic party had a large selection of candidates from which to choose for the primary elections of 1972. There were many well known candidates who entered the race for the nomination. The leading contenders were Edmund S. Muskie of Maine, Senator George McGovern of South Dakota and Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota. Other candidates who didn't receive quite as much recognition were Alabama governor George C.
Wallace, Mayor Sam Yorty of Los Angeles, Rep. Wilbur D. Mills of Arkansas, Sen. Vance Hartke of Indiana, former Senator Eugene J.McCarthy of Minnesota, Mayor John Lindsay of New York City and Rep.
Shirley Chisholm of New York. Chisholm was the first black to run in a series of presidential primaries.' (Congressional Quarterly, 'Guide to U.S. Elections', Third ed., 1994, pg.603-605.) 5
Governor Wallace had a devastating moment in his campaign while in Maryland. …

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