Posted by:
randyj
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Date: November 23, 2015 09:29AM
"Since the two brothers assassinations, no other Kennedy's have attempted a run for the presidency.
"Little brother Edward might have, but stayed with being a Senator, out of the realization that had he ran for president he too would have become a target for assassination."
Actually, Ted challenged Jimmy Carter in 1980 for the Democratic nomination.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Kennedy#1980_presidential_campaignKennedy's rambling, incoherent responses to questions, as well as issues regarding his personal character arising from his involvement in the death of Mary Jo Kopechne, doomed his candidacy. He also considered running in 1984 and 1988, but decided against it.