RE: All was not idolization of Kennedy. In fact, he was trailing Goldwater in all the polls of the day.
So, do you believe he would have lost in 1964 had he been alive then?
There was a good probability he would have lost to Goldwater. There was a lot of enthusiasm for Goldwater even among the young college kids. Goldwater came to U.C.L.A and the auditorium was packed and he received a warm enthusiastic reception. I was there. Young people and other demographics were not as degenerate as people are today.