“So, in Kennedy's case, he was a Catholic. And people thought after the Al Smith election and so forth that a Catholic couldn't win in the United States. But when he was able to win in West Virginia, he proved that a Catholic could win, even in a heavily Protestant state.” PeopleStatesAbleWinningUnitedCasesUnited StatesCatholicElectionWestAlsVirginiaProtestantsWest Virginia Author:Geoffrey Cowan