1-what was a factor in president ford's loss in the election of 1976? a. ford pardoned nixon. b. ford didn't end the vietnam war quickly. c. ford engaged in détente with the soviet union. d. ford got involved in the iran-contra scandal. 2-which of the following factors hurt kennedy's chances of winning the election of 1960? a. his use of television as a way to communicate with voters b. his catholic religion c. his selection of johnson as vice president d. his military career 3-why did us officials decide to leave saddam hussein in charge of iraq after the persian gulf war? a. saudi arabia insisted on keeping saddam hussein in place. b. they owed saddam hussein favors for his past actions in the middle east. c. they feared that chaos would engulf iraq in the absence of a strong leader. d. they had no power to remove saddam hussein.