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New Hampshire Presidential Primary Trading Cards

Eugene McCarthy
Born: 1916
Filed from: Minnesota

NH Primaries
1968
1988 		Votes
(D) 23,263
(D) 211
Platform: Anti-Vietnam war

Eugene McCarthy Series I © 1998 N.H. State Library


Senator McCarthy was regarded as an intellectual in politics. He characterized NH's primary as "a suit of long underwear frozen stiff on a clothesline." The media declared him the winner over President Johnson in 1968 became within 7% of getting more votes than the President, and he actually did win more delegates, thereby causing Johnson not to run for re-election.


"I think more people die in New Hampshire than win."

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In memory of Governor and Mrs. Lane Dwinnell
Series I © 1998 N.H. State Library






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