Who was Kennedy running against in the democratic candidate elections?
Lyndon B Johnson
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who was Kennedy running against in the Presidential election?
Richard Nixon
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Name one method used by Kennedy to win Wisconsin
Door-to-door campaigning, His fathers reputation money and connections, the Kennedy mystique
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Name an obstacle Kennedy faced in his elections
he was a catholic, he was seen as young and inexperienced
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who did Kennedy make his running mate and why?
Lyndon B Johnson, to make win over the Southern democrats
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how did Kennedy use advertising to help his election?
created an advertisement which was mainly targeted at housewives with a catchy jingle
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what was one of the main issues Kennedy aimed to address in his 'new frontier' policy?
Poverty, the cold war and civil rights
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who had better media coverage, Nixon or Kennedy?
Kennedy! he had strong media links and Nixon was often seen as awkward and clammy
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what did Kennedy do to dispel worries about his Catholicism?
hosted a conference with over 400 protestant ministers
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what did Nixon aim to do for his campaign?
visit all 50 states
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why did Nixon's campaign aim fail?
he was too tired for press conferences, an injury to his knee got infected and he was sent to hospital for two weeks
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why was Nixon seen as a better candidate in comparison to Kennedy?
He had been president for two weeks after Eisenhower's Heart attack
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How did Eisenhower damage Nixon's campaign?
didn't give recommendation until six days before the elections end
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Why was Kennedy successful in the televised debate?
he was confident and answered questions thoughtfully
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Why was Nixon unsuccessful in the televised debate?
he looked unkempt and was clammy and awkward
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Following MLK's arrest, what did Nixon attempt to do?
Nixon attempted to use the powers of the white house to free MLK but this failed
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what did Kennedy do following MLK's arrest?
Kennedy phoned MLK's wife to ask what he could to do help her, this call was reported to the press and Kennedy was portrayed as a protector of Civil Rights
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What role did Bobby Kennedy play in the Election?
Bobby was the election manager and phoned around to have MLK freed
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How did fraud play a part in the election results?
in Illinois more votes were cast in one district than there were people living
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What were the results of the election?
Kennedy won but it was about 50/50
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