How the Kennedy Dynasty Lost Its Crown
Newsweek,
by
Jordan King
Original Article
Posted By: NorthernDog,
6/24/2026 3:01:47 PM
For generations, the Kennedy name has been a shorthand in American politics for youth, glamour, public service and electoral success. But on Tuesday, Jack Schlossberg, the only grandson of former President John F. Kennedy, finished a distant third in a New York Democratic congressional primary—raising the question of whether the political magic around one of America's most famous dynasties has finally run out. Schlossberg, 33, lost the race for New York's 12th Congressional District to state Assemblymember Micah Lasher despite entering the contest with perhaps the most recognizable surname in Democratic politics. The political newcomer campaigned heavily on social
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
snowoutlaw 6/24/2026 3:10:34 PM (No. 2120457)
Duh, He needs to change his name, since Dems are not too bright they would never know who he is.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Luandir 6/24/2026 3:20:57 PM (No. 2120468)
#1, he'd still be just a foul-mouthed nitwit.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
DVC 6/24/2026 3:37:02 PM (No. 2120480)
They died....by old age and assassins, and one by his own misjudgement and incompetence in a small aircraft. Most of the rest are incompetent fools.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Ida Lou Pino 6/24/2026 3:39:49 PM (No. 2120481)
Schlossberg, Jr. is a chip off the old block.
Neither he nor his no-account father have ever held down a job. Living large off Old Joe's corrupt fortune - - has become a generational trait.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Geoman 6/24/2026 6:50:14 PM (No. 2120524)
JFK was a democrat who served his country in WWII and was decidedly left-of-center politically. Today, JFK couldn't be elected in New England to any national or state office in the Northeast, because he wasn't a full-blown communist, as apparently was the man, Oswald, who went down for assassinating him, a guy who was closer politically to Graham Platner than to JFK or RFK, Sr.
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Could it be that Schlossberg's loss had something to do with the mental abilities that he inherited from his mother?
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Catherine 6/24/2026 7:52:33 PM (No. 2120541)
I heard a short speech this guy gave. I was shocked and that's not easy to do anymore. The filth that came out of his mouth was staggering. And this Camelot crap was a dream of the main stream media. The reality is most did not like JFK. Kind of like Barry and Mooch believing their own press.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
downnout 6/24/2026 8:50:12 PM (No. 2120554)
The entire Camelot myth turned out to be more of a camel lot.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
hershey 6/24/2026 9:27:31 PM (No. 2120560)
Anything I ever wanted to know about the Kennedys happened on a bridge....
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
raphaela 6/24/2026 10:54:16 PM (No. 2120574)
Given the antisemitism trend in NY these days, I'm not surprised he lost.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
JimBob 6/24/2026 11:42:12 PM (No. 2120578)
As the historian quoted in the article said: "the Kennedy dynasty would fade as the Kennedy myth faded."..... and that's what it was, a 'Camelot' Myth created by the Lamestream Media. JFK was in Dallas to drum up political support when he was killed. I don't recall how popular Bobby K was when he was killed while running in the 'Rat primary. Teddy was a drunk, his big ambitions died along with the young lady who drowned after he abandoned her in his submerged car, after driving off that bridge. The only one who appeared able to continue 'the myth' died in a plane crash. The rest- nothing special as far as I could see, and this latest defeated candidate was a relative, but did not have 'the Name' for the LoFo's to make the connection. That district elected Jerry 'Nasty' Nadler several times.... as Evil as Nadler is, it tells us about the judgement of the voters there.
A name, a media myth, and 'coat-tails' will take one only so far, and it looks like it has finally 'run out' for this bunch.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
skacmar 6/25/2026 12:59:36 AM (No. 2120585)
Schlossberg was a foul mouthed trust fund kid who thought his family name and history would carry him to political office. He is one of the dreaded evil oligarchs. Even liberal Democrats aren't safe from the Democrat Socialist/Communists who have taken over the party in New York.
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JFK and RFK were men with a vision. Teddy was a total mess.
The only descendant of the family of substance is RFK Jr.
The others are liberal chaff.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
privateer 6/25/2026 8:11:11 AM (No. 2120627)
JFK Jr.' plane crash? Perhaps an accident. But his unexpected demise was extremely convenient for the Pigwoman. He stood in the way of her election to Senator from New York; a critical stage in her ascent to the Presidency she SO fervently believed was her right to assume.
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mifla 6/25/2026 8:38:29 AM (No. 2120634)
Camelot was one of the first illusions created by the MSM. After its success, they realized what kind of power they controlled. I have often heard of the Kennedy curse. They were not cursed, they were reckless, thinking that they were somehow protected from the realities of life. Joe senior raised his kids to compete with each other, leading them down a path of risk taking for personal/political gain. This risk taking was passed on to the next generation. The generation after that was mostly a group of spoiled children who were handed trust funds and thought that their last name entitled them to success without effort.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
Vaquero45 6/25/2026 10:31:32 AM (No. 2120681)
Schlossberg did, indeed, inherit the mental ability of his mother, which disqualifies him for public office, or any meaningful employment. As far as JFK Jr. is concerned, he wasn’t much of an intellect either: when he died, his magazine was failing along with his marriage. His crash was indeed a fortuitous occurrence for PIAPS, but it was his fault. He attempted continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions without an instrument rating, leading to spatial disorientation, loss of control and a crash; any pilot could tell you that.
Nobody in that lineage will hold office for the foreseeable future.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
DVC 6/25/2026 12:20:55 PM (No. 2120747)
Re #14. Definitely an accident, no matter how convenient for Hellary. This is an all too common sort of combination of overconfidence in limited piloting ability, poor training in the very fancy aircraft (it had an autopilot that could have saved them, if only he knew how to turn it on and operate it), and bad judgement of the difficulty of night flying over water with light fog coming in.
He intended to fly in daylight, but his entitled self centered SIL passenger showed up way, way later than she was told to show up...certainly not grasping that this was a huge piece contributing to their deaths. Kennedy didn't cancel the flight now that it was slipping into darkness, beyond his planned schedule and beyond his actual abilities, more bad planning poorly developed pilot judgement. Probably would have been embarrassed to admit that he didn't feel safe making the flight at night. So...he bulled on. He was a Kennedy...they can do anything, right?
An all too common, 'combination of factors' accident. The biggest deal was that Kennedy wasn't a natural pilot, and unfortunately, could afford to purchase aircraft which were complex enough to be well beyond his limited piloting skills. Again....if he had asked his instructor to teach him to use the autopilot in the aircraft (autopilot is a somewhat unusual upgrade in this class of aircraft), it would have kept the aircraft under control and he could have then flown to where the lights over land would have made safe visual flying possible, and the chances of a safe landing much greater. The lack of any orienting lights on the "ground" when flying over water at night is a serious problem for a pilot who is only trained in 'visual flight'.
Flying over water at night is very dangerous, no ground lights makes it essentially into instrument flying conditions, which was well beyond his limited skills. Non-pilots may not understand that their "seat of the pants" feel which keeps them upright when walking around in everyday life is deceptive and deadly when flying in low or no visibility conditions in an aircraft. Only flying by the instruments will work when there are no visual references outside and instrument flying is a complex, learned skill set.
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Schlossberg barely got 10% of the vote. JFK as 'Camelot' and all that was a tall tale. There never was anything glamorous about the Kennedys.