“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
“And of course, in the case of Barack Obama, had he not won primaries - and particularly the heavily important caucus in Iowa - if the public hadn't shown that they were prepared to vote for a black president, we wouldn't have one today.” IfsImportantTodayCoursesBlackPresidentCasesVotePreparedBarackPrimariesIowaCaucus Author:Geoffrey Cowan