1997
“Bobby is the purest star of the clan, the most messianic in his zeal to follow his father’s example,” said of then 43-year-old Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a story about his family’s political dynasty. The quote holds up almost 30 years later as Kennedy continues an unconventional run for the presidency. Recent polls show him averaging around 10 percent of the vote in battleground states like Pennsylvania and Arizona according to a May //Siena College poll, making him the most popular third-party candidate the U.S. has seen in decades.
