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You could start by showing how current Democrat candidates are still in agreement with Kennedy and others of his era. If you can't/won't, then current Democrats are out of phase, as I said.
You cited a lofty speech by JFK, not a truly great action. As an actual President, he wasn't so great despite his popularity. Bay of Pigs, Cuban Missile Crisis, constantly running women in and out of the WH, etc. He just wasn't that good and his constant philandering showed disrespect for the office. (Meanwhile today, people get spastic about Clinton's beej...)
I'd say the Democrats are precisely in phase. Obama gave tons of lofty speeches. It's what he's best at. But as an actual President, he just wasn't all that good.
The only reason JFK is remembered so fondly is that he was murdered at such a young age. He's practically been sainted because of it. If he'd served out his term, he wouldn't be so beloved.