McGovern Campaign
McGovern Campaign
Presidential candidate George McGovern is on the campaign trail promoting himself as the Democratic choice for the election of 1972. Story begins as McGovern arrives in a police escorted motorcade. Shot of reporter speaking about McGovern's political life as activity is taking place in the background. McGovern gets out of his car and greets the people awaiting his arrival. Shot of McGovern standing at a podium during a pres conference. "Well, I'll be disappointed if we doesn't carry somewhere between 80 and 90% of the labor vote in Ohio and in other states. It's really hard for me to understand how any working person can support Nixon. He has contributed to policies that have added about 2 million people to the unemployment rolls. He's inflated the cost of living, at the same time he's put controls on the income of working people. ... Richard Nixon in 1972." More shots of McGovern meeting with the public. He shakes hands and gives kisses to the elderly women.