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To: Lady Lurksalot who wrote (48353)	5/11/2006 11:27:50 PM
From: Oeconomicus	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

Nope, that was '68 and Muskie wasn't the lead dog in that one. But he was the favorite in '72 until his sled crashed in NH in February.

To: Lady Lurksalot who wrote (48353)	5/11/2006 11:41:12 PM
From: ManyMoose	Respond to of 90947

Oh, yes, I remember. Hubert Humphrey was the sponsor of the NFMA National Forest Management Act, which was a good piece of legislation and was needed. Thanks for the recollection.

To: Lady Lurksalot who wrote (48353)	5/12/2006 1:08:30 AM
From: Alan Smithee	Respond to of 90947

The "mate" reference was to an attack on Muskie's wife. He cried about it in NH and his campaign was effectively over.

To: Lady Lurksalot who wrote (48353)	5/12/2006 1:28:32 AM
From: Father Terrence	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

In 1968, Muskie was nominated for Vice President on the Democratic ticket with sitting Vice President Hubert Humphrey. The Humphrey-Muskie campaign lost the election to Richard Nixon by a narrow margin, winning 42.72% of the vote, 13 states and 191 electoral votes to Nixon-Agnew's 43.42%, 32 states and 301 electoral votes. Third party candidate George Wallace had taken 13.53%, won 5 states in the Deep South and carried their 46 votes in the electoral college. FT