WI: Thomas Eagleton Doesn't Run for Senate?

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What if Tom Eagleton, due to his bouts with depression, hadn't run for the Senate in 1968, instead going into academia and maybe becoming a newscaster (he was pretty charismatic). Who does McGovern choose as a running mate? How does that ticket do?
What if McGovern had stuck with Eagleton, knowing that millions of American voters could relate to Eagleton's struggle (possibly along with Eagleton pledging to step down from the vice presidency should he feel his struggles were too much for him to properly manage should he become President)?
 
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