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Say if JFK doesn't run for whatever reason and LBJ manages to become the 1960 Democratic nominee. Would he do better or worse than JFK?

On the one hand he lacks JFK charisma and appeal to Catholics and Black voters. On the other hand you can argue that Kennedys' Catholicism ended up hurting him, particularly in the South.

What do you think would of happened? Electoral maps would be welcomed.
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