Jack Schlossberg steps into the arena
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Anonymous
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32 year old grandson of JFK, throwing his hat into the ring for NY12, Jerry Nadler’s seat which he announced in September he will not seek reelection to.
Yale and Harvard Law grad, made some noise on the socials criticizing Trump and his uncle RFK Jr., who he just referred to as a rabid dog on a chain in the White House, one part of Trump’s agenda to destroy the legacy of the Kennedy family in DC and in the minds of Americans. Trump *does* seem obsessed with hating the Kennedys, probably because they were so loved and a malignant narcissist can’t abide anybody else getting the glory. I’m excited to see another young Kennedy step into the arena. Of course I grew up in the Commonwealth and most of us admire our Kennedys, or most of them anyway. I was heartbroken when John Jr. died, I think he could have done amazing things in the arena. Let’s see what his nephew can do. Noblesse oblige. |
Anonymous
| I'm as democratic as they come, but I've had it with slick nepo candidates regardless of what party or family they represent. I also am not a fan of Maureen Dowd, who just profiled Schlossberg for the NY Times. |
Anonymous
| Why are you “excited” about this? What about this man makes him qualified, OP? No thanks, to more unqualified rich men getting elected into office. This guy lives in a bubble just like Trump. We need real people. |
Anonymous
I am so over the nastiness and the cruelty and doing everything to make people suffer on purpose. If someone is willing to go to bat and use their clout to help those that need it most then 👏 |
Anonymous
Like it or not, it takes money to run for office--our elected officials will be disproportionately rich until the campaign finance system changes (not happening anytime soon). Jack Schlossberg has called out his crazy brain worm cousin RFK Jr. and he seems like a smart enough person, and it's good for younger people to reinvigorate the Democratic party. I'm not a NYer anymore, but I think it's a good thing he's running. |
Anonymous
OP here. Are you fully ignorant of American history? Some of the greatest politicians we’ve had, who’ve done the most for regular American people, were nepo babies with silver spoons in their mouths at birth. Ever heard of Franklin Delano Roosevelt? ANY American citizen has the right to run for public office, and I’ve got more confidence in a young lawyer who comes from a storied political family responsible for civil rights and voting rights advances as well as being largely responsible for the Affordable Care Act and who has access to great wealth and thus no need to grift like the current occupant of the White House and too many members of Congress have done. Why don’t you just come right out and say you hate the Kennedys and the agenda they’ve historically stood for, which is mostly about improving the lives of working class and minority Americans. |
Anonymous
| He's a total nut, he has a lot of growing up to do if he wants to taken seriously. |
Anonymous
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And as far as qualifications - Schlossberg has a JD-MBA and has been a Senate page and Senate intern. His grand uncle and godfather was the lion of the Senate when he was a kid, and he has multiple cousins who have been Congressmen. Lots of folks run successfully for Congress with less prior experience of the institution than he has. AOC was a bartender and she’s done very well for her district.
Nevermind MTG and Boebert and any other number of House members who had zero prior political experience before running. Really, what a silly assertion. |
Anonymous
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Is he the one that would post on insta him rolling around on the grocery store floor with no shirt on because he just surfs and hangs out all day?
You’re excited about him running for Congress? FML. |
Anonymous
| No. No. No. |
Anonymous
Entirely untrue assertions - he’s had a career and worked, even though he probably could live off family fortune. His posts aren’t remotely as ridiculous and offensive as those made by 45/47 so that dog don’t hunt, even a little bit. |
Anonymous
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If it makes Trump squirm, YES!
Caroline Kennedy— attorney, author, diplomat, eduction reformist, philanthropist, and ambassador under Obama’s administration. She is well respected. She’s the only surviving child of US president John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Go Jack! |
Anonymous
Read the Maureen Dowd article. I'm glad she spoke of the jobs he's had because before, I didn't realize he had any jobs. But what career are you saying he had? |
Anonymous
Schlossberg’s career (which you can easily find evidence of online, if you had any serious interest) is now moving into the political representation stage, assuming the voters of his district elect him. My career began in education, shifted into advocacy and then law including a number of different positions in different areas of the law, and is currently in the hospice caregiver stage. I fully expect to have another chapter or two before I’m done. |
Anonymous
| I like how everyone says he’s qualified and then goes on to point out the accomplishments of his mother and family members. We do not want anymore family business types running our government. This is exactly what people are pushing back against. |