Former Democratic Senator Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota (who in 1968 had challenged Lyndon B. Johnson from the left, causing the then-President to all but abdicate) endorsed Reagan.MacNeil-Lehrer NewsHour (December 12, 2005). Online NewsHour: "Remembering Sen. Eugene McCarthy" . December 12, 2005. PBS.
Former Democratic Senator Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota (who in 196.8 had challenged Lyndon B. Johnson from the left, causing the then-President to all but abdicate) endorsed Reagan.MacNeil-Lehrer NewsHour (December 12, 2005). Online NewsHour: "Remembering Sen Eugene McCarthy" . December 12, 2005. PBS.