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The People Machine and Kennedy’s religious strategy
In the JFK series, the People Machine or People Predictor, built by Simulmatics and funded partly by Bobby Kennedy, shaped voter attitudes through 100,000 interviews and 65 polls. The piece outlines Kennedy’s use of the religious issue to appeal to Protestant voters and counter anti Catholic sentiment, noting internal debates and media responses.
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