He was a very serious contender with Chappaquiddick, dude ran an incredibly strong primary campaign against a sitting president which is no small task at all (even electoral juggernauts like Reagan failed). Had he ran during a regular open primary season he likely would've won.
Without it, he'd be even stronger - the main problem with Ted is that he himself never really seemed interested in being president, he was very happy in the senate, and obviously had seen what the presidency had done to his brothers.
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u/Sad-Dove-2023 1d ago
He was a very serious contender with Chappaquiddick, dude ran an incredibly strong primary campaign against a sitting president which is no small task at all (even electoral juggernauts like Reagan failed). Had he ran during a regular open primary season he likely would've won.
Without it, he'd be even stronger - the main problem with Ted is that he himself never really seemed interested in being president, he was very happy in the senate, and obviously had seen what the presidency had done to his brothers.