 was to be the running mate of George McGovern. But Eagleton had undergone shock treatments for depression. McGovern then switched out Eagleton for Sergeant Shriver. McGovern only won Massachusetts and Washington, D.C. that year. If President Biden is not the candidate, congressional Democrats say the person they would like would be Vice President Harris, but only if President Biden steps aside. And if history is our guide, changing the candidates doesn't seem to help. It often fractures the party even more. As an example, look at what happened to the Democrats in 1968 and 1972.