ought Kennedy looked well rested and photogenic. Nixon, on the other hand, appeared tired on television, and many people thought his five-o'clock shadow made him appear sinister. Polls showed that radio listeners believed that Nixon had "won" the debate, while television viewers thought Kennedy had been superior.After three more debates, the electorate remained evenly divided. On Election Day, the race turned into the closest since the 1888 contest. Of the almost 69 million votes cast, Kennedy won by a margin of slightly more than 100,000. While Kennedy held a wider margin in the electoral college, a shift of about 12,000 votes in five or six states would have given Nixon the victory. ...
