The disastrous Democratic Convention, however, left McGovern a then record-setting 23 points in the hole.
McGovern's 23 point deficit was, for all intents and purposes, the end for him.
mnli hypothesis: McGovern's 23 point deficit was, for all intents and purposes, the end for him. premise: The disastrous Democratic Convention, however, left McGovern a then record-setting 23 points in the hole.