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.
difficulty: very easy
do-over: This was a "do-over" goo, inspired by incorrect guesses for a previous goo.
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Samir Mehta, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Matthew Preston, Richard Slominsky, and Erik Bates
trivia: This goo was inspired by incorrect guesses for the goo of Thomas Eagleton.
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