JFK was a commander in the army.
Affirmative action - so you're saying that the minority should win just because he's a minority? Hmmmm... I wonder whether the general public will go for that...
What about the first female president? Females make up the majority electorate, and yet they STILL haven't had a president!
But, by all means, vote however you want. That's the downside of the Democratic process; some people vote for all the wrong reasons. It's the only way to be true to the concept, though.