Rising prices in the economy
Answer:
The enemies had AK47s and we had m1 garands which were inferior to there automatic rifles and many us citizens disapproved of the war so the U.S had less numbers than other armies and finally the enemy also knew their terrain so they could hide and ambush their enemies or catch them by surprise.
Explanation:
JFK was much younger than any other candidate running for president. The election was also very close between JFK and Nixon.
This was the first presidential election ever held on television.
Also computers were recently introduced.