1. Inspired by @tanehisicoates, I'm going to say a few words about George McGovern, Jesse Jackson & the importance of losers.
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3. We now think of the Dems as the socially liberal party and GOP as culturally conservatives. There was little reason to do so pre-McGovern
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4. Pre-McGovern: plenty of Dems were social conservatives. Anti-birth control law in Conn. was passed by Democratic legislator.
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@HeerJeet watch@cspan's McGovern installment of The Contenders series, captures how he shaped the modern Dem party http://thecontenders.c-span.org/Contender/14/George-McGovern.aspx …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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