There is a sense of muted desperation in Democratic ranks at the prospect of getting stuck — and beaten once again — with some tried and half-true ha… - Hunter S. Thompson

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There is a sense of muted desperation in Democratic ranks at the prospect of getting stuck — and beaten once again — with some tried and half-true hack like Humphrey, Jackson, or Muskie… and George McGovern, the only candidate in either party worth voting for, is hung in a frustrated limbo created mainly by the gross cynicism of the Washington Press Corps. “He’d be a fine President,” they say, “but of course he can’t possibly win.” Why not? Well