I was culling through some old articles by Clinton supporters and found this excerpt on a pro-Humphrey blog in 1960:
Kennedy is a great candidate, young and energetic. But with a mere 7 years in the Senate, he just doesn’t have the experience that Senator Humphrey has. Humphrey has twice as much experience in government than the upstart Senator from Massachusetts. His inexperience will limit his ability to stand up to the Soviets as they attempt to expand their influence in our hemisphere. He will be unwilling to protect our interests in Germany and will likely abandon this ally at the first sign of trouble.
Add to this that America is still not ready for a Catholic president. Sure, people say that they are ready, but we all know that those promises are left at the entrance of the polling place. Let that sink in.
Finally, if Kennedy does win the nomination, the likely Republican candidate is Richard Nixon. Think of how the experienced Nixon will tear apart the untested Kennedy in the expected first debates on television. All of America will be able to see Kennedy’s inexperience in live audio and video. Kennedy will be exposed as the politically immature fraud that he is. Then his cult following will fall apart and America will elect Richard Nixon. I don’t know if America is ready for that, either. Let’s give Kennedy a few more years to learn the ropes.