Living in the shadows of “The Kennedy Curse,” Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.—known as RFK Jr. or “Bobby,” like his father—carries the burden of worry and fear that his presidential campaign—and life—could be cut short by an assassin’s bullet.
Until recently a Democrat, Mr. Kennedy has repeatedly asked President Joe Biden to grant him the courtesy of U.S. Secret Service protection, but Mr. Biden has yet to oblige. And, after falling out with the Party establishment over his stance against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and lax border policies, Mr. Kennedy—who said he was a “traditional Kennedy Democrat” as recently as Aug. 3 at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills—declared earlier this month he’ll break the family legacy and run as an Independent.
