Reply #63: JFK only got the nomination in 1960 because progressives were divided

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you forget that not only Stevenson, but Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota and Stuart Symington of Missouri were in the running along with a couple of favorite son candidates (I think the governor of New Jersey was one, & even Pat Brown of Ca. was talked about). Both Stevenson & Humphrey ran to the left of JFK. I was at the convention in LA that nominated him and I remember a lot of bitterness on the progressive side, particularly from AFL-CIO types who mostly backed Humphrey. When LBJ (who also ran for President quite a bit to the right of JFK) got the VP nod over HHH I remember talking with folks about "sitting this one out" but we all agreed that we just hated Nixon so much & dug in and worked our butts off for Kennedy. Thats the way its always been. Maybe someone you like and maybe someone you don't like will get the nomination in 2008, but anyone the Democrats put up is going to be so much better than what the Republicans will have to offer that you better suck it up and elect that Democrat. Its always been that way and every time folks got pissed and sat on their hands election day, they were sorry later.