"Before Hillary ran, there was a strong rumor that JFK jr was going to run..."
Yeah, but, he LIVED there! He wasn't a "native" because he was, uh, born in D.C. His, uh, dad was President.
Seriously, he spent most of his life in NY, schooling, etc., living with Jackie on Fifth Avenue...lots of talk of becoming a senator....
And then his plane went down. Hmmmm....
I'm not into consiracy theories, but I do know for a fact, that he was going to run for senate.
If you are into conspiracies, then you should know that his uncle (teddy boy) actually did encourage him as his cousin also did.
The Cuomo family also was ready to back him.
When Hillary declared, most of the people at his magazine ("george") didn't think he was going to not run, but wondered how ugly the primary was going to get (One of my former friends girlfriend worked there briefly, she also claimed that they told her he cheated on his 3rd try to pass the bar exam....and she had details).
When he died, alot of democrats took it hard, but it was no secret that he was going to run for office, not so ironically, he was probably more conservative then Hillary.
I only met him once, ever, he was a nice and friendly guy, we talked for 2 or 3 minuits. Outside of his hatred of Sen. Spector, he really wasn't that partisan or ideological....unlike his cousins.