Video: 'Iowa Caucus History: George McGovern’s Early Momentum in 1972'

(Monday, January 24, 1972, caucuses scheduled to convene at 8:00 p.m. CST; during the 1972 Democratic Party presidential primaries) — The Iowa Caucuses, which would mark the opening of delegate selection in U.S. presidential election campaigns, was conducted for the first time tonight by the Democratic Party (Republicans would hold their first Iowa caucuses in 1976). Continue reading Long-shot candidate George McGovern places surprising second in first ever Iowa Caucuses 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 24 1972) →