The US is done. This was a done deal from the word go. Kennedy is ROYALTY, not a candidate. And as a Kennedy she is automatically entitled to a high political position.
The election process is now completely worthless (has been for years). The country is run by various families and the political hacks that orbit them.
See my tagline.
Didn’t we fight a war, not all that long ago, to get out from under the control of a royal family?
It’s a shame the rest of us have to get crushed along with the 52%+ of America that are inveterate dumbasses.
Although I too am troubled by this trend that is probably closer to nepotism than it is Royalty EXCEPT IN THIS CASE.
Jeb Bush, George W Bush, Andrew Cuomo and many others at least were ELECTED because of the perceived cache of their surnames. Not desirable in a well-functioning democracy, but understandable and long standing in the US (see John Q Adams).
In this case, the analogy that is most appropriate is Royalty and not nepotism. If the Governor would have taken Cuomo instead, at least you could argue that he's qualified (political positions not withstanding)to fill the seat. Not only do we not really know Caroline's political positions, because she never had to take a stance in a legislative body, but she hasn't found the motivation to even vote in elections over 50% of the time since 1980.
I'm afraid to say that I'm alive to see the unraveling of my country.