Hey guys, answer a couple of questions:
When was the last time a United States Senator was elected to the Presidency?
When was the last time a Democrat Presidential nominee from outside the south was elected to the Presidency?
Since that date, how many Democrat Govenors from the south who have been nominated for the Presidency were elected?
1) John F Kennedy 1960
2) John F Kennedy 1960
3) Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter
They were rhetorical questions. His point was that these days no Democrat has much of a hope unless they are
A not a senator, or preferably a governor and
B from the South.
JFK was one of only two sitting senators to win the presidency (the other was Taft), and was also the last non-Southern Democratic president. Forty-four years is a long time for that record to go unbroken. I doubt it will soon either.
Based on those two criteria alone, John Kerry was possibly the worst choice of candidate for the Democrats. Aside from having the same seat from the same state, Kerry had nothing on Kennedy except the same initials.