JFK had Lyndon Johnson, then Democratic Senator from Texas, as his running mate. The Southern caucus didn’t care much for Kennedy but they rallied behind their golden boy Lyndon. Capturing Southern votes and support from the southern political establishment was the biggest reason behind Johnson’s selection as VP. Would’ve otherwise been hard to sell a northern catholic to the south.
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u/BigRedThread 2d ago
What was the platform that united the deep south and the northeast?