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He had the full support of the Labor Unions, he looked better on television. he had a seasoned politician named Johnson as his running mate, Jackie was the perfect First Lady and Nixon was already well known as Tricky Dicky, a person who could not be trusted. Also Kennedy fared better than Nixon in televised debates.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoFraud from the Chicago "river vote" gave Kennedy the State of Illinois and the electoral college victory.
"Kennedy won Illinois by less than 9,000 votes out of 4.75 million cast, or a margin of two-tenths of one percent. [16] However, Nixon carried 92 of the state's 101 counties, and Kennedy's victory in Illinois came from the city of Chicago, where Mayor Richard J. Daley held back much of Chicago's vote until the late morning hours of November 9. The efforts of Daley and the powerful Chicago Democratic organization gave Kennedy an extraordinary Cook County victory margin of 450,000 votes-more than 10% of Chicago's 1960 population of 3.55 million[21]-thus barely overcoming the heavy Republican vote in the rest of Illinois. Earl Mazo, a reporter for the pro-Nixon New York Herald Tribune, investigated the voting in Chicago and claimed to have discovered sufficient evidence of vote fraud to prove that the state was stolen for Kennedy.[16]"
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∙ 9y agoThe victory of the John F. Kennedy campaign in 1960 was of the narrowest of margins. It has been postulated that key to that victory was Kennedy's appearance on the televised debates. In essence, Kennedy looked better than Nixon. The eventual victory was a little more than 100,000 votes.
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∙ 13y agoHe had the full support of the Labor Unions, he looked better on television. he had a seasoned politician named Johnson as his running mate, Jackie was the perfect First Lady and Nixon was already well known as Tricky Dicky, a person who could not be trusted. Kennedy fared better than Nixon in televised debates.
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∙ 9y agoDuring the campaign, the first televised debate occured in U.S. histroy. Those who watched it believed that Kennedy won based on appearance as Nixon seemed sweaty and nervous, thus seemingly lying when he spoke of the issues. Those who listened on the radio believed that Nixon won it based on the clarity of his voice and overall strength of his speaking skills compared to Kennedy. But this was the beginning of the media led elections and thus Kennedy as a younger and more attractive candidate, fostered more hope than Nixon. It also helped that Kennedy was a just an overall more likeable personality than Nixon.
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∙ 11y agoBecause it was a debate that was televised, Kennedy looked great, Nixon looked terrible, they say if you heard the debate on the radio, Nixon won, But Kennedy was a sharp looking man, Nixon kinda looked like an oaf..Thats it....
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∙ 9y agoThe key to Kennedy's defeat over Nixon in 1960's is considered to be Kennedy's performance on the debates that were televised. Kennedy was able to connect to most voters.
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∙ 12y agotelevision + good looks + female voters
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Richard Nixon over George McGovern for the US Presidency.
What well may have provided John Kennedy's slim margin of victory over Richard Nixon in the 1960?
Successful television appearances
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foreign interference worked against them
What was the victory of the Arch of Titus?
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Wild card Super Bowl winners?
Giants victory over Falcons. Saints victory over Lions. Broncos victory over Steelers. Texans victory over Bengals.
When was Victory over the Sun created?
Victory over the Sun was created in 1913.
What contributed to the Spanish's victory over the Aztec?
The Spanish victory over the Aztecs in the initial phase of western colonialism in the Americas may be attributed especially to three factors. First, of course, the Spanish technological superiority in fire-arms and body-armor, among other factors, strongly contributed to their victory. Second was the clever use that the Spanish made of allies -- enemies of the Aztecs who were emboldened by the presence of the Spanish. Third, it should also be mentioned that deception and self-serving diplomacy contributed strongly to the final victory of the Spanish invaders.
What factors contributed to the Spanish victory over the Aztecs?
The Spanish had a better well trained soldiers, weapons, armor, and one thing called the smallpox.
JFK elected over Nixon?
Yes, in the 1960 elections, John Kennedy won over the Republican candidate Richard Nixon.
When was Proclamation of Victory Over the Wu created?
Proclamation of Victory Over the Wu was created in 1428.
Gods promise victory over sin?
God does promise victory over sin. This is from the Bible.
All of the following contributed to the spanish victory over the Aztecs except?
The Spanish victory over the Aztecs in the initial phase of western colonialism in the Americas may be attributed especially to three factors. First, of course, the Spanish technological superiority in fire-arms and body-armor, among other factors, strongly contributed to their victory. Second was the clever use that the Spanish made of allies -- enemies of the Aztecs who were emboldened by the presence of the Spanish. Third, it should also be mentioned that deception and self-serving diplomacy contributed strongly to the final victory of the Spanish invaders.
