At least, by some accounts, McGovern was a nice guy.
Bernie is portrayed by the media as a nice old man, which he most certainly is not. He’s a corrupt, nasty little prick.
"McGovern was a decorated WWII veteran"
Yes, he was (to both comments). I actually got to shake his hand once (DC 1968)
However, he was the most dangerous kind of communist... He kept much of the Bernie-type stuff hidden and unspoken, but he believed the same things about capitalism that Bernie has always believed...
Bernie is the antifa reincarnation of McGovern, IMHO... McGovern would be a most formidable candidate in today's environment...