Ha, me too. I was barely of age.
McGovern won Massachusetts (my state,) lost 49 other states.
Boy was I transformed in just a few years after that. I will never live it down.
You're here. That constitutes "living it down". You're absolved, pardoned, and forgiven. Go forth proudly.
Heck, I was Canadian back then -- and I supported McGovern from afar as well as Justin Trudeau's nominal father.