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McCarthy also ran for the Democratic nomination in 1972, but soon dropped out. [70] He mounted an independent campaign in 1976 and received over 700,000 votes. He went against his party in 1980 when he gave his public support to Ronald Reagan over Jimmy Carter. [71] McCarthy tried twice again for the Democratic nomination in 1988 and 1992. [70]
Eugene Joseph McCarthy (March 29, 1916 – December 10, 2005) was an American politician, writer, and academic from Minnesota.He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1949 to 1959 and the United States Senate from 1959 to 1971.
Senator Eugene McCarthy (D-MN). Electoral history of Eugene McCarthy, United States Senator (1959–1971) and Representative (1949–1959) from Minnesota.He was a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (Democratic Party on the national level).
However, McCarthy upset Kennedy in the Oregon primary on May 28. After Kennedy's defeat in Oregon, the California primary was seen as crucial to both Kennedy and McCarthy. McCarthy stumped the state's many colleges and universities, where he was treated as a hero for being the first presidential candidate to oppose the war.
In 1960, John F. Kennedy won the Democratic nomination over Lyndon B. Johnson.After he secured the nomination at the party convention, Kennedy offered Johnson the vice presidential nomination; the offer was a surprise, and some Kennedy supporters claimed that the nominee expected Johnson to decline.
Jenny McCarthy covered Playboy in June 1994. McCarthy, known for her unique and somewhat controversial sense of humor, has been busy in recent years co-hosting "Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin ...
After months of speculation, Mike McCarthy won't return to the Dallas Cowboys.. The coach and the team will part ways rather than work to pursue a contract extension, the team confirmed in a ...
Martin Short and Melissa McCarthy teamed up for an aggressive approach to getting the last parking spot during a "Saturday Night Live" sketch with Mikey Day and Chloe Fineman.