John Kennedy actually said...

It is going to be decided in these large States from Illinois east - Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York, which have a large number of electoral votes and which any candidate for the Presidency this year must carry.

Context

Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, Hellriegel's Inn, Painesville, Ohio

09/26/1960

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