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Presidents were chosen. >> nobody knew what they were doing. caucus system, no one was contesting it much. >> in 1972, pad goodell worked as pollster for george m mcgovern campaign who was polling at 5% nationally, months before the iowa caucuses. >> the game in iowa exceed what people expect you to do, give you credibility, raise money and give you support and momentum. >> bret: mcgovern beat expectations and placing second behind front-runner ed mcmuskey. he went on to win the nomination and lost to richard nixon by a land slide. gerald ford replaced nixon after water gate. in 1976, iowa rep...

>> nobody knew what they were doing. caucus system, no one was contesting it much. >> in 1972, pad goodell worked as pollster for george m mcgovern campaign who was polling at 5% nationally, months before the iowa caucuses. >> the game in iowa exceed what people expect you to do, give you credibility, raise money and give you support and momentum. >> bret: mcgovern beat expectations and placing second behind front-runner ed mcmuskey. he went on to win the nomination and lost to richard nixon by a land slide. gerald ford replaced nixon after water gate. in 1976, iowa republicans moved their cus...