[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

I was alive then as well. In fact Kennedy went to Texas because Goldwater was either ahead in the polls or making serious inroads.

[Bubba_Leroy]

Yep. Kennedy’s trip to Texas was entirely for his re-election campaign. Kennedy was way behind in the polls and was widely expected to lose re-election before he was assassinated.

To put it in context for the young ‘uns, imagine if Obama had been assassinated in November 2011. Does anyone believe that Biden would not have won in a landslide in November 2012?

[kinsman redeemer]

I worked on the Au H₂O campaign.

It was my first one, in fact.