George McGovern will be remembered chiefly as the ... A devout Methodist, McGovern’s 1972 position on abortion was somewhat nuanced (much like his church’s). He was broadly in favor of letting ...

He was elected to the Senate in 1972, the same year as George McGovern’s epic loss. McGovern ran on the slogan of “Come Home America,” and, as a freshman U.S. senator, Biden backed cutting ...

WASHINGTON (JTA) — George McGovern is widely remembered for advocating ... Yet despite his reputation as a pacifist, the former U.S. senator and 1972 presidential candidate, who died Sunday ...

George McGovern ultimately secures the Democratic nomination despite some setbacks, leading to a historic 1972 Presidential election. Shirley Chisholm faced fierce political opponents such as ...