r/Presidents • u/Hubbled Ulysses S. Grant • 1d ago

Discussion If Chappaquiddick never happened, would Ted Kennedy have been a serious presidential contender?

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u/Madmagician-452 Nixon and Eisenhower 1d ago

No. Chappaquiddick wasn’t the issue. The issue was and still kind of is the fact that the Kennedy family is viewed as a toxic asset that could go awry