Then you are stupider than I thought you were, if that's possible. No way no how does Ted Kennedy win a general election. Nominating him would be mind-blowingly idiotic, even by Democratic standards.
USA wasted a tremendous talent by keep focusing on the unfortunate incident of Mary Jo Kopechne. I don't see anyone has done more in Congress for the working class of America than Ted Kenneday in the past half of a century. He shows leadership all of the time in numerous issues. Sigh! [It's ironic that women like Barb would attack his character]
He also had a bad drinking problem and ballooned up bigger than Marlon Brando at one point. He also ran for Prez 25 years in what many dems feel cost Jimmy Carter re-election.
I think it's ridiculous to blame Ted Kennedy for Jimmy Carter's re-election loss. If Ted didn't run, Carter would lose the WH anyway. That Ted Kennedy isn't president is a huge loss of America, which was too focused on an accident.