Organized Crime and the 1960 Presidential Election

It has been asserted that, based on a pre-election agreement promising them favorable federal treatment, the Chicago Mob (known as the "Outfit") was responsible for John Kennedy's election in 1960. An examination of these claims indicates that the sources generally lack credibility an...

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Published inPublic choice Vol. 130; no. 3/4; pp. 251 - 266
Main Author Binder, John J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht Springer 01.03.2007
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Anniversaries
Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Cities
Coefficients
Corruption
Credibility
Criminal investigations
Economic history
Election results
Elections
Evidence
Horse racing
Illinois
Labor unions
Local elections
Mafia
Mayors
Organized Crime
Political candidates
Political history
Political parties
Presidential elections
Presidents
Prohibition era
Social history
State elections
Studies
Suburbs
Teamsters
U.S.A
Unions
Variable coefficients
Voting
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Summary:It has been asserted that, based on a pre-election agreement promising them favorable federal treatment, the Chicago Mob (known as the "Outfit") was responsible for John Kennedy's election in 1960. An examination of these claims indicates that the sources generally lack credibility and their accounts are implausible. Additionally, there is no evidence Outfit controlled wards/suburbs around Chicago or members of Outfit influenced labor unions voted unusually heavily Democratic in the 1960 presidential election. Therefore, if anything the Outfit "double crossed" the Kennedys by not delivering the promised votes, as opposed to vice-versa.
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ISSN:0048-5829
1573-7101
DOI:10.1007/s11127-006-9016-1