Quote

George McGovern - and I campaigned very hard for his election - was not, in the summer of 1971, a strong feminist ally. But he did come around.

— Karen DeCrow

Sentiment: POSITIVE

←Previous Next→

✓Similar Perspectives

After the election of George McGovern in 1972 as a peace candidate - I should say his election to the nomination of the Democratic Party - the party changed the rules to steeply tilt that playing field, creating superdelegates and Super Tuesdays that make it very hard for a grassroots campaign to prevail.

— Jill Stein

In 2008, I was one of the young feminist whippersnappers who voted for Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primaries - or as many of my older counterparts called me at the time, a traitor.

— Jessica Valenti

I've always been involved in politics, since I was 8 or 9 years old. I sold Kool-Aid for McGovern - I could always pick a winner.

— Rob Lowe

I was considering running for political office.

— Michael Newdow

I voted for Barack Obama.

— LaDainian Tomlinson

I knew that there were several, among African-American leaders, who had been put out by me because of my failure or reluctance to endorse Sen. Kerry.

— Rodney Alexander

Thatcher was the motivation for my entire political career. I hated everything she stood for.

— Nicola Sturgeon

✗Opposing Perspectives

I had supported Governor George W. Bush over Senator John McCain in the 2000 Rhode Island presidential primary.

— Lincoln Chafee

Richard Dreyfuss, when we were doing 'American Graffiti,' was pumping me to vote for McGovern. But I think I wound up going for Nixon. I thought he could get us out of the Vietnam War quickly. Ha.

— Ron Howard

I was very political when JFK ran.

— Bob Newhart