"Oh, we got 'em" how many times?

[Black Diamond]

Only because your young ass doesn't remember Nixon vs the media. He believed the media cost him the 60 election, and in a way they did, but inadvertently.

Nixon looked like a nervous rat on camera while Kennedy looked like Mr Cool. It was the first time how one presented oneself via television was more important than the issues. Nixon was the FAR more qualified candidate of the two.

Nixon never forgave the media and shut them out while he was President. It eventually led to Watergate where media reporters (Woodward and Bernstein) were determined to dig up dirt on Nixon.

In hindsight, had he been a Democrat and run today, Watergate would have been ignored. It was trivial compared to using an unsecure server for sensitive government business.

We would have been better off if Nixon had defeated Kennedy

[Gunny]

We would have been better off if Nixon had defeated Kennedy

Given all the crap that happened after the election up to and including the assassination of JFK, and all that followed, it's really hard to guess on that one. Too many variables.