Campaign Trail Results: Game #628839

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This Game:

  • Year: 1960
  • Player Candidate: John F. Kennedy
  • Running Mate: Lyndon Johnson
  • Difficulty Level: Normal
  • Winner Take All Mode?: Yes
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View overall results, or a specific state:
CandidateElectoral VotesPopular VotesPop. Vote %
---- Richard Nixon32633,724,27850.43
---- John F. Kennedy19732,812,69949.07
---- Harry Byrd14338,9250.51

Visits:

  • Texas:4
  • Illinois:2
  • Missouri:2
  • Pennsylvania:2
  • South Carolina:2

Answers:

  • What kind of tone will you attempt to set in your campaign this fall?
    It is important to keep the Democratic Party moving into the future. We need to act on civil rights, education, and health care over the coming term.
  • What do you have to say about the selection of Lyndon Johnson as your running mate?
    Lyndon Johnson is a loyal Southerner and Senator from Texas who will spare no effort to advance a Democratic agenda.
  • Lady Bird Johnson, LBJ's wife, has been spat on by a gathering of far-right protestors in a Dallas hotel lobby. What are your thoughts?
    I have no real comment to make, but I'm sure that the voters in Texas will be incensed at the incivility of this episode.
  • There has been a proposal for a series of television debates between you and Kennedy. Is this something you are interested in?
    I would love to go against Nixon in a televised debate. We could use the exposure and I'm confident that I would win.
  • Anti-Catholicism has been a huge issue thus far in the campaign, with hundreds of pamphlets and leaflets being distributed across the South and Midwest. Do you have any comment?
    Let's gather some of these leaflets and show them to the media and to major newspapers. I think they demonstrate the lengths that some people will go to discredit my candidacy.
  • Anti-Catholicism continues to be an issue. Major newspapers have published a statement by 150 Protestant clergy, including Norman Vincent Peale, opposing any Catholic as President. Do you have any comment?
    I am Catholic and proud of it. I will not respond to bigoted attacks or innuendo, and I trust that these attacks will only help me by driving higher Catholic turnout.
  • There have been a large number of sit-ins recently, where black students and activists are sitting at whites-only lunch counters and department stores to advocate for desegregation. Do you support this movement?
    These activists are trespassing on the property of lawful businesses. I think there are better methods of pushing for change in the South.
  • Richard Nixon has made "experience" the centerpiece of his campaign. What do you have to say on this point?
    Richard Nixon and I entered Congress in the same year, 1947, and have both served in the highest levels of government for some time.
  • There was a recent effort in Congress to pass a program to provide medical care to elderly Americans, but it was narrowly defeated. Will you make a further push for this type of program as President?
    I prefer a slightly different program, offering health insurance to the elderly that they can choose to purchase. The proposed program was mandatory, and also covered only those covered by the Social Security Act.
  • Do you believe that the islands of Quemoy and Matsu should fall within the United States defense perimeter in Asia?
    We need to dispatch an armed garrison to these islands, to make sure there is no mistaking our commitment in our fight against Communism.
  • Currently the highest income tax bracket pays a rate of 91%. Will you work harder to cut tax rates as President?
    We need to cut this rate substantially. It is way too high.
  • Is the United States adequately prepared to defend against the Soviet threat today?
    We can never be fully satisfied, but we have certainly held our own in the Cold War over the past eight years, compared to where we were during the Korean War.
  • Do you believe the United States is adequately prepared to defend against the Soviet threat over the next ten years?
    We have a missile gap, and an overly tight monetary policy that is constraining our growth. I'm very concerned that these shortfalls will allow the Soviet Union to gain an advantage if they are not addressed.
  • During the Great Depression, the federal government began a policy of farm subsidies to stabilize farm incomes and to target a specific output of each crop. Are these policies still necessary in 1960?
    They are absolutely necessary. Farmers are not in a good position to bargain for their crops, and any economic weakness in that sector can easily cause a recession in the broader economy.
  • What is your opinion on the current level of education funding in the United States? Would you increase federal education funding, even if it meant higher taxes or a larger budget deficit?
    Education is a key front in our battle with Communism, and that includes adequate pay and respect for our nation's teachers. I would support additional federal spending on this.
  • Would you support the passage of a federal civil rights bill as President to address the worst excesses of segregation in the South?
    I would not support a measure like this. This would be an unnecessary and unconstitutional interference into the rights of our states.
  • Recently, Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested at a sit-in in Atlanta, and has now been sentenced to four months in prison for failing to get a Georgia driver's license after moving to that state. Do you have any comment or action you would like to take?
    Let's make a call to Mrs. King to offer our condolences, and let's demand the release of Mr. King.
  • Are you satisfied with the economy and the economic policies of this country over the past eight years?
    We must do better. Our present Administration has advocated a hard money policy which caused the recession of 1958 and left idle industrial capacity in our country.
  • Do you support a minimum wage of $1.25 per hour, with some exceptions for small business? Such a measure was recently defeated in Congress.
    I support this measure, and believe it would be greatly beneficial to millions of American workers.
  • Do you believe that Cuba has been lost to the Communists as of this time? If so, do you think it is partially the fault of the United States?
    We will defend our base at Guantanamo and do anything else that is necessary if Cuba continues its hostility. However, it is too early to make a conclusive determination at this point.
  • Should the United States apologize to the Soviet Union for the controversy surrounding the downed U-2 spy plane and surrounding espionage?
    A formal apology sounds a bit extreme, but we could certainly have expressed our regrets and perhaps saved the Paris Summit from collapse.
  • Did Dwight Eisenhower do the right thing when he sent federal troops to Little Rock to ensure the integration of the high school there?
    He absolutely did, and I would like to see further action to desegregate our schools and enforce our civil rights.
  • Has the United States adequately defended against the Communist threat in Indochina? Would you support further action there if necessary?
    I believe we need to defend South Vietnam at all costs, whatever commitment of our forces that entails.
  • Do you believe that current levels of defense spending are adequate?
    I believe that we need more vigilance in the area of defense, for both military equipment and for missile development. We currently have a missile gap with the Soviet Union.
  • Where will you spend your final day before the election?
    We will focus on Texas and the South.
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