Don't Buy Another Vote, I Won't Pay for a Landslide: The Sordid And Continuing History of Political Corruption in West Virginia
The title comes from one of the many statements made by John F. Kennedy prior to and soon after the 1960 West Virginia primary election. Kennedy often joked that he had received a telegram from his father Joe Kennedy pleading, "Don't buy another vote, I won't pay for a landslide," On other occasions, in an effort to further defuse the criticism about his father's money being used in the campaign, Kennedy expanded his earlier remarks by saying, "I have just received the following telegram from my generous father: 'Dear Jack: Don't buy a single vote more than is necessary. I'll help you win this election, but I'll be damned if I'm going to pay for a landslide!'"