JFKs in the clutch.

• Author: Peters, Charles
• Position: Tilting at Windmills - Brief Article

For all of you who are disturbed by the success of Bush's lies and the ineptitude of the Kerry campaign in dealing with them, take heart from Kerry's ability to come through in the clutch. We saw it in Iowa, and again in the other primaries that clinched the nomination. We saw it again at the Democratic convention where he gave his best speech ever.

In the 1960 West Virginia primary, Kennedy was so far behind that even that "35" in Logan County wasn't going to produce a statewide victory. To achieve that, Kennedy needed to reach the voters who couldn't be bought. In the last two weeks of the campaign, he rose in the challenge, making his best speeches, even beating Hubert...