Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/mcgovern-goldwater-on-divisive-politics-and-88-election Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Story On Oct. 13, 1988, only weeks before the presidential election of George H.W. Bush over Michael Dukakis, former Sens. George McGovern and Barry Goldwater dropped by the MacNeil/Lehrer Report to discuss the state of the race, the divisive politics of their parties and the legacy of conservatism and liberalism.