Remember the names of the 52 Republican senators who decided to put aside everything they learned about Kennedy and voted to confirm him anyway. They might soon be asked a profoundly difficult question: “Why didn’t you protect us from RFK Jr. when you had the chance?” Ste...
Kennedy’s announcement drew criticism from several people closely involved with him and also has the Democratic and Republican parties questioning who stands to lose more votes. “Bobby might share the same name as our father, but he does not share the same values, vision or ...
Kennedy sometimes expressed views that put him at odds with other left-wing activists as well as mainstream Democrats and members of the Kennedy family. In 2006 heallegedthat theU.S. presidential election of 2004between Republican incumbentGeorge W. Bushand Democratic candidateJohn Kerryhad been rig...
His demeanour thus aided Democrats in their efforts to portray Bork as a heartless right-wing extremist. The committee voted (9–5) not to recommend Bork’s nomination, and in October the full Senate declined to confirm him by avoteof 58 to 42. Reagan later nominatedAnthony M. Kennedy, wh...