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Let's say that, despite the fallout of the Chappaquiddick incident, Ted Kennedy had still decided to run for President in 1972. Polls at the time suggested that he would have been competitive in the general election, but how would things have gone in reality?

Had Kennedy run, would he still have likely gotten the Democratic nomination, or would Chappaquiddick have made him too toxic for much of the Democratic base? How would things have played out in the general election, presuming he got that far?
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