How come McGovern won Massachusetts?

[Oakvale]

Also, Massachusetts is the most liberal/Democratic state in the Union (see above) and it has been so for quite some time, certainly since 1972. Not only were they the only state to vote for McGovern, they were also the only state to give Clinton over 60% in 1996 (and Kerry in 2004). Further, the Democrats dominate the state; until recently, they were an all-Democratic state, and until 2008, the only such state--it voted for Obama in 2008, has a Democratic governor and lieutenant governor, (had) 2 Democratic senators and all representatives are Democrats.

Why didn't Massachusetts vote for Carter or Mondale in 1980 and 1984 then?

I don't know about '84, but it was extremly close in 1980, under one percent IIRC. Primarily because of Anderson.

[Oakvale]

Because--well, I really hate to say this--but they were insane.

Not voting for a criminal warmonger is insane?

Voting for McGovern was.

How? Opposing the Vietnam War was insane? Opposing crook warmonger was insane?

No and no. However, supporting weed legalization and abortion is.

I'm not a libertarian, by any means, but I'd like both of those things legal and I like to think I'm more or less sane.