In 1960 primary, Oregon was JFK’s make-or-break state

Published: July 8, 2020, 2 p.m.

Losing in Oregon would have meant JFK's Catholicism was a deal-killer. Winning in Oregon would have meant the opposite. A nation's destiny hung on the 1960 Oregon Democratic-Party Primary. (Statewide; 1960) (For text and pictures, see http://offbeatoregon.com/1806d.oregon-was-JFKs-make-or-break-election-501.html)