“120 days before the general election in November of next year, per the Secret Service FAQ. This article is b.s.”
120 days may be the guidance but there is leeway. Obama started getting protection 18 months prior to the general election.
Kennedy is special but in the wrong direction; he is running against the presumptive deep state favorite. Decisions will not be made in favor of RFK.
If Ben Carson got it a year before the general Kennedy should as well.