Massachusetts Is the Most

Datum. In 1972, George McGovern, the most liberal man to run seriously for President since Henry Wallace, swept Massachusetts and the District of Columbia. A young lady of my acquaintance, unhappy with the result, threatened to “leave the country and move to Massachusetts.”

Conclusion. Massachusetts is the most liberal state in the Union.

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Richard Brookhiser

Historian Richard Brookhiser is a senior editor of National Review and a senior fellow at the National Review Institute.

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Datum. In 1972, George McGovern, the most liberal man to run seriously for President since Henry Wallace, swept Massachusetts and the District of Columbia. A young lady of my acquaintance, unhappy with the result, threatened to “leave the country and move to Massachusetts.”

Conclusion. Massachusetts is the most liberal state in the Union.