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Eugene McCarthy & the Vision of American Politics

In a pluralistic society it is difficult to discuss "the vision of American politics." And it is equally hard to uncover the "real" Eugene McCarthy. Churchill's frequently quoted phrase "an enigma wrapped in a mystery" certainly applies to the Minnesota Senator. Robert Frost's line, "America is hard to see," which McCarthy uses as the heading for his last chapter could be rephrased, "McCarthy is hard to see." Perhaps the title of Jeremy Larner's reflections on the Senator's 1968 campaign, Nobody Knows, can most appropriately be applied to McCarthy. But enough of these word games and on to the substance of the essay. There are undoubtedly those who question the pluralistic interpretation. Edgar Litt and Darryl Baskin have recently and in rather different ways inquired into the utility of the pluralistic approach.' Baskin concludes: