How come Ted Kennedy never ran for president?

[Summerza]

I love Ted Kennedy. I just don't understand why a figure of such stature has not decided to run for president.

Why?

[Mass]

1. You're serious? You do not know? (search 1980)

[ElsewheresDaughter]

41. who left the door unlocked?.....

[Neecy]

He did in 1980

[Demeter]

Google Chappaquidick

[REDFISHBLUEFISH]

He could not get through Primary.

[Proud2BAmurkin]

18. doh

[MadBadger]

2. So white people dont like football, and Ted Kennedy never ran for President...Got it.

[Summerza]

40. Who said white people don't like football?

Give me a little of the substance you are currently smoking.

[rug]

Because Carter kicked his ass.

[msongs]

he has run. sink or swim with ted nt

[Fredda Weinberg]

3. Please stay away from Ted's personal history n/t

[mahina]

4. ?

Because he lost the primary.
Welcome to DU!

[Didereaux]

5. Chappaquidick!

[mahina]

6. oops

doops

[BeatleBoot]

7. He did.

1979

[Coexist]

8. welcome to my ignore list.....

[itsrobert]

9. He did

Tore the Democrats apart in 1980. You must support Obama.

[burythehatchet]

10. Because he killed a girl in his car while Obama was smoking crack in the back seat n/t

[Perky]

20. spoken like a true Mets fan

that was beyond tacky

[burythehatchet]

24. You have a blessed day as well

:crazy:

[xmas74]

31. I'm not a Obama supporter

but that was more than a bit out of line.

[cooolandrew]

39. We can only forgive them, it's an injustice to Barack to go negative.

[xmas74]

45. Like I said-

I'm not a supporter of Barack but I do believe in calm discussions about the facts. I'm just so tired of all the nasty comments everyone is making about the candidates.

[burythehatchet]

42. I'm voting for Obama or Edwards tomorrow. I'll decide in the booth

I was merely helping the OP with his intent of trying to incite an insult-fest against Ted Kennedy.

[xmas74]

44. Dang!

You did a good job there.

Like I said-not an Obama supporter but it was a bit outlandish. I don't know how to interpret anything on DU anymore.

[Kutjara]

11. One word.

Chappaquiddick.

[MonkeyFunk]

12. You're not so smart, are you?

Pity.

[Freida5]

13. He was happy enabling Reagan to beat Carter to bring in the conservative movement

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

14. He did, in 1980, but was unable to defeat Carter in the primaries.

[HughMoran]

15. He DID!

Doh! I remember that run - too many skeletons in the closet.

[jlake]

16. Me thinks you know the answer and are trying to stir the shit.

[tekisui]

32. ding.

[AlCzervik]

43. ya think?

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

17. Booo!

[jody]

19. Chappaquidick! n/t

[ingac70]

21. How old are you?

Age aside... Google is your friend...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._presidential_election,_1980#Democratic_Party

[Joe the Revelator]

22. Look another Hillary troll.

[MrMickeysMom]

28. My God...

Some of you people love to fight each other here...

[DiamondJay]

23. Ask Mary Jo Kopechne

maybe she'll give u the answer.

[AlCzervik]

25. jesus h christ, who left the door unlocked?

[xmas74]

26. Didn't he run once?

Seems like it was maybe 1980 but I'm not sure offhand.

[Recursion]

27. He didn't want to get shot, maybe? nt

[Harper_is_Bush]

29. Too old and tired.

[BeatleBoot]

30. Typical Inexperienced Obama Kool-Aid Drinker

Doesn't know the party.

But knows what's best for it.

[MrMickeysMom]

37. WOULD YOU PEOPLE JUST LISTEN TO YOURSELVES?

This goes out to BOTH the HRC and Obama street fighters...

WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS? Have you all really become that entrenched and pitted against one another?

[Onlooker]

33. He did. I worked on his campaign.

He ran against Carter when Carter was running for a second term, so it was an uphill battle from the start, and Chappy certainly didn't help. I mean, he (and maybe a few others) really should have gone to jail for Chappy, and I'm a huge fan of Ted Kennedy.

[cooolandrew]

34. He would of been outstanding president the media drew knives against him on the driving thing.

[JohnnyLib2]

35. This OP brought a big sigh from me.

For many reasons, on many levels.

[Tektonik]

36. Chappaquidick

[davidinalameda]

38. welcome to DU

hope you enjoy your stay

[Steely_Dan]

46. Let Me Guess...

the OP is an Obama suppoter.

-P

[MonkeyFunk]

49. Possibly... no way to know

but he's definitely an idiot.

[RoyGBiv]

47. Oh dear god ...

Could you be any more transparent?

Or ignorant?

The world just woke up yesterday, did it?

Geezus, I give up. We're doomed.

OnEdit: The number of people who accepted the premise just makes me want to repeat. We're doomed.

[AX10]

48. He did.

1980. He challenged Carter, lost, but managed to divide the party, helping
lead us to the "Reagan Revolution".

[stevenleser]

50. Why dont you know that he did?

All you would have to do was look him up on Wikipedia

[Double T]

51. Teddy liked to save his own ass and let his passenger drowned.

Another example of the privileged getting away with murder.