By Evereth Woodruff 
Joe Kennedy III, whose political career was unceremoniously derailed when he lost a U.S. Senate bid, is trying to reinvent himself and the losing Democratic Party – and won’t rule out a future run for office.
Kennedy, the grandson of slain Robert F. Kennedy, was the focus of an embarrassing puff piece in the New York Times that focused on him following the footsteps of his grandfather with his thinly-veiled political nonprofit doing work in the deep red South.
“Losing sucks,” Kennedy admitted to the Times. “But I made the decision to try to build something that keeps you engaged and energized. And if something comes up, perhaps you take it, but you’re not sitting around waiting for that to happen.”
The gaga New York Times reporter was apparently deluded into thinking that Camelot is still alive and well, because he asked what it would take for Kennedy to run again — perhaps even for president.
“The question is, is what I would get out of going back into elective office worth the sacrifice that I asked my family to go through again?” he said. “I’m 44. And at some point down the road, I wouldn’t necessarily rule anything out.”
Kennedy suffered a humiliating loss in the bluest state in the country – how can he possibly be the standard bearer for the Democratic party? He’s from a state they call “Kennedy Country” and couldn’t win there. The Kennedy name has lost its clout.
His uncle, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., now in President Trump’s cabinet, stands a better chance of being elected president than young Joe does. And that’s because RFK Jr. is an anti-Kennedy.
And let’s not forget, a lot of people don’t remember RFK any more or any Kennedys for that matter.
Doddering Ed Markey of all people put the kibosh on the Kennedy name in Massachusetts once and for all, and it’s not coming back.
Kennedy III did get a hack appointment from Joe Biden as a special envoy to Northern Ireland, and his non-profit is a good idea, but not one that carries the Kennedy magic any more.
He’s speaking to the poor in red states in the South to try and organize voters and in the process revive his political image. In the Times piece, he criticized the Democratic party, which is in vogue now.
In actuality, he’s a rich kid from Massachusetts searching for an identity. A nice, polite guy for sure, with a bright future, but still suffering from an identity crisis.
The loss to Markey should have ended his political career, but there are always Kennedy coat holders in the media who will look to help him back up.
Perhaps Kennedy is looking to be mentioned as a VP pick in the next Democratic election cycle? But what would he bring to the ticket?
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has the progressive wing locked up, and she’d be a better choice than Kennedy.
If Kennedy really wants to do good, he’ll go back to Middlesex County as a low-paid assistant district attorney. Now, that’s an honest living.