Question

add an in-text citation using mla format. the citation should go immediately after the cited text.

in the 1972 election, the popular vote significantly favored president richard nixon over george mcgovern.

in the 1972 election, the popular vote significantly favored president richard nixon over george mcgovern.

source: \exhuming mcgovern\ by joshua mound, page 9. published in new republic may 2016:

in 1972, president richard nixon shellacked his democratic opponent, george mcgovern, by a 23-point margin in the popular vote.

Explanation:

MLA in-text citations for a print article include the author's last name and page number in parentheses immediately after the cited text, with no comma between them. For each sentence, we add this citation based on the given source (Joshua Mound, page 9).

Answer:

1. In the 1972 election, the popular vote significantly favored President Richard Nixon over George McGovern (Mound 9).
2. In the 1972 election, the popular vote significantly favored President Richard Nixon over George McGovern (Mound 9).
3. In 1972, President Richard Nixon shellacked his Democratic opponent, George McGovern, by a 23-point margin in the popular vote (Mound 9).