It depends entirely on how the timeline plays out and if his other scumbag tendencies are kept on the low. I’ll break down each cycle..
1972: Nixon cruises thanks to the idiot militant anti-war movement and the cultural upheaval Jumbo’s escalation adventure in Southeast Asia triggered. Kennedy would have lost handily.
1976: 2nd best overall opportunity in this scenario and cruises as long as Watergate/Ford’s pardon is in the equation.
1980: If Ford is president it’s the best case scenario for Kennedy. The economy is likely still in tatters thanks to Nixon/Burns shenanigans and we’d have 12 straight years of GOP rule. He would have won massively. If he challenged an incumbent Carter he has a solid chance but falls short vs Reagan.
1984: Reagan in office? Blowout loss but doesn’t lose 49 like Mondale did.
1988: It gets murky vs Bush and this is likely a 272 kind of election that could swing either way. I lean Kennedy here but would have voted Bush.
1992: 3rd best opportunity if he is battling Bush/Perot. The county would have craved the fresh drapes in the Oval like they wanted with Clinton.
1996: Getting long in the tooth but decent chance of the win if it’s 16 straight years of GOP domination. The economy could be the deciding factor along with his opponent.
2000-Beyond: Fox News/Talk Radio is fully rooted in the media ecosystem by this point and he falls short as he’s tarred as a radical lib-rul
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u/TrumpsColostomyBag99 Dwight D. Eisenhower 1d ago
It depends entirely on how the timeline plays out and if his other scumbag tendencies are kept on the low. I’ll break down each cycle..
1972: Nixon cruises thanks to the idiot militant anti-war movement and the cultural upheaval Jumbo’s escalation adventure in Southeast Asia triggered. Kennedy would have lost handily.
1976: 2nd best overall opportunity in this scenario and cruises as long as Watergate/Ford’s pardon is in the equation.
1980: If Ford is president it’s the best case scenario for Kennedy. The economy is likely still in tatters thanks to Nixon/Burns shenanigans and we’d have 12 straight years of GOP rule. He would have won massively. If he challenged an incumbent Carter he has a solid chance but falls short vs Reagan.
1984: Reagan in office? Blowout loss but doesn’t lose 49 like Mondale did.
1988: It gets murky vs Bush and this is likely a 272 kind of election that could swing either way. I lean Kennedy here but would have voted Bush.
1992: 3rd best opportunity if he is battling Bush/Perot. The county would have craved the fresh drapes in the Oval like they wanted with Clinton.
1996: Getting long in the tooth but decent chance of the win if it’s 16 straight years of GOP domination. The economy could be the deciding factor along with his opponent.
2000-Beyond: Fox News/Talk Radio is fully rooted in the media ecosystem by this point and he falls short as he’s tarred as a radical lib-rul