Although Kennedy never indicated how he would have voted, the episode damaged his support among members of the liberal community, including Eleanor Roosevelt, in the 1956 and 1960 elections.
Ia tidak pernah memberitahu cara ia memberi suara, tetapi keputusannya tersebut melemahkan dukungan untuk Kennedy dari kalangan liberalis, termasuk Eleanor Roosevelt, pada pemilu 1956 dan 1960.