Saying they were Christian and Republican implied to me they were both factors in determing the vote. It followed that they saw JFK as un-Christian. I don’t remember how much ‘debauchment’ was known before the election. Didn’t that all come out later?
I think the only reason, which is reason enough, they voted for Nixon was because Tricky Dick was a Republican. My folks voted Democrat regardless, too.
“I don’t remember how much ‘debauchment’ was known before the election. Didn’t that all come out later?”
A woman in my uncle’s church in W. Palm Beach was a maid for Kennedys’ friends/neighbors for years before the election. We definitely knew about the debauchery.
I understand that it’s a popularity contest for some who are impressed with “rock stars”. For others, it’s deeper.