IIRC Illinois plus Texas would have given the election to Nixon. I don't know that the Democrats cheated in Texas, but since Johnson had cheated before, it's not like he wouldn't do it again if he felt he had to, and since Eisenhower had already carried Texas twice, LBJ might have felt that he had to.
I suppose Kennedy did cheat in Illinois, but would have won anyway. Two more things, though. The national popular vote count is questionable because of circumstances in Alabama (and Mississippi) where people voting Democrat may not have been voting for Kennedy electors. The vote was close enough in New Jersey (and Minnesota and Delaware) that fraud isn't entirely out of the question.
“I suppose Kennedy did cheat in Illinois, but would have won anyway.”
Insanity, JFK only won IL by 11,000 votes. TX spread wasn’t much more. You’re completely blinded by the establishment.
Nixon knew he won. Republicans told him to shut up. They rewarded Nixon with the biggest electoral victory in history (up to that time). It’s cute how you know there is not one facet of government that is not corrupt (I hope), but don’t believe elections are. Ha, ha...