George McGovern
publication date: Saturday, December 16, 2017 (part of Winter 2018)
category: 
Government
clue: Unlike his original running mate, he had never been treated for mental illness. But he had to have been crazy to think he could beat Dick Nixon in 1972.
intended difficulty: very easy
do-over: This was a "do-over" goo, inspired by incorrect guesses for a previous goo.
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Matthew Preston, and Erik Bates
trivia: This goo was inspired by incorrect guesses for the goo of Thomas Eagleton.
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