What were some of the factors that helped john f. Kennedy win presidency?

Answer 1

His charisma, wit, charm and sex appeal, which helped the telegenic Kennedy intrigue a young nation in the first televised debates. His movie star-looking wife and cute kids were also very well liked, so he played on that too. Also he had a lot of help from his dad, Joe. He also enlisted the Mafia to help him win the election in places like Chicago. In other words, JFK may have not actually won the election because the election fraud may have been what gave him the edge; however, it is unlikely that the Mafia was able to stuff ballot boxes with over 100,000 votes (the margin JFK won by). Also Kennedy had a lot of support from minorities, who liked his "New Frontier" program which promised to help them. In addition he consistently compared the United States and the Soviet Union, often falsely claiming that the USSR had surpassed them during the Eisenhower administration for whom the Republican opponent Richard Nixon was Vice President (most notoriously, the alleged "missile gap" between US and USSR, with JFK claiming that America needed more nuclear weapons because they were behind the Soviets, when in fact the USA was well ahead in the category of nuclear arms).

Answer 2

His charisma, wit, charm and sex appeal, which helped the telegenic Kennedy intrigue a young nation in the first televised debates. His movie star-looking wife and cute kids were also very well liked, so he played on that too. Also he had a lot of help from his dad, Joe. He also enlisted the Mafia to help him win the election in places like Chicago. In other words, JFK may have not actually won the election because the election fraud may have been what gave him the edge; however, it is unlikely that the Mafia was able to stuff ballot boxes with over 100,000 votes (the margin JFK won by). Also Kennedy had a lot of support from minorities, who liked his "New Frontier" program which promised to help them. In addition he consistently compared the United States and the Soviet Union, often falsely claiming that the USSR had surpassed them during the Eisenhower administration for whom the Republican opponent Richard Nixon was Vice President (most notoriously, the alleged "missile gap" between US and USSR, with JFK claiming that America needed more nuclear weapons because they were behind the Soviets, when in fact the USA was well ahead in the category of nuclear arms).