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Downeaster89
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« on: March 08, 2020, 02:56:59 PM »

Who were the Democrats that stuck by and endorsed McGovern and which dems switched to Nixon? I havent found anywhere that Wallace endorsed Nixon I find it hard to believe he would have endorsed Mcgovern.
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« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2020, 07:48:47 AM »

Most Democrats stood by him, including most prominently LBJ and Ted Kennedy. Just most Democrats song McGovern was crashing and burning and didn't go out of their way to beat the drum too loudly.
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« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2020, 03:52:30 PM »

Most Democrats stood by him, including most prominently LBJ and Ted Kennedy. Just most Democrats song McGovern was crashing and burning and didn't go out of their way to beat the drum too loudly.

LBJ support for McGovern was, if anything, only a public display and likely not genuine.  Richard Nixon in his autobiography wrote about a telephone conversation with LBJ in which LBJ said that he would support the Democratic ticket at all levels because of his stand within the party.  But he would not stop any of his colleagues to support Nixon (like John Connally and his press secretary George Christian).  And he provided Nixon regular advice during the 1972 campaign. 

I suspect that in the end, LBJ voted for Nixon--after all, McGovern was pretty much LBJs enemy since the escalation of the Vietnam conflict.  And it really didn't matter--Nixon crushed McGovern in Texas.
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« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2020, 08:04:45 PM »

If memory serves right a few prominent mayors - the law and order type - endorsed Nixon, including Sam Yorty (Los Angeles), who had run for President only to crash and burn in New Hampshire; and Frank Rizzio (Philadelphia), both of which were fairly relevant figures at the time.
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« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2020, 12:38:28 PM »

If any did they were doing it simply for party line and didn't really care for McGovern himself
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