The reason for the same was that unlike the profiles he previously held, the work was done on boarding and stifled young, inexperienced representatives like him with rules and procedures. In 1956, Kennedy contested the vice presidential election, but lost. Unfortunately, in the 1960 Democratic primary election, Kennedy initiated his campaign for the presidential election. He outlawed Senators Hubert Humphrey and Wayne Moss to face Senator Lyndon B. Johnson at the Los Angeles convention, defeating the latter two. He was nominated by the Democratic Convention as its candidate