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Virtue, I was a JFK supporter and think perhaps I can answer your question. JFK's nomination and election came about through his vision and his ability to inspire us. You name his credentials, but believe me they weren't touted when he was running for President. He was "too young" had no "tenure" and perhaps even worse, was Catholic. It was the first presidency I was old enough (or cared enough) to follow, and I have to say that those credentials you lay at his feet, were like tiny icons on the screen. It was HIM, and his ability to make us individually wish to reach out and improve ourselves and this nation, that holds our hearts even today. Caroline has it exactly right. Not since JFK and Martin Luther King have I felt such hope for my country. Until Obama.
