Former Sen. George McGovern, the liberal 1972 nominee for president who was avoided by South Dakota Democrats running for Congress in 2004, returns to center stage in a Washington fund-raiser for the state party this week.
Sen. Tim Johnson and Rep. Stephanie Herseth have sent an invitation to Washington lobbyists asking them to contribute up to $5,000 apiece "to attend a reception to honor" McGovern. The event will be held Tuesday at Democratic National Committee headquarters on Capitol Hill.
Johnson was narrowly re-elected in 2002 with just over 50 percent in heavily Republican South Dakota. Herseth won in 2004 with 53 percent.
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