Caroline Kennedy throws her hat into the ring for RFK’s senate seat

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Caroline Kennedy says she’s interested in the New York’s U.S. Senate seat that will be vacated by current senator Hillary Rodham Clinton. Some in the Democratic Party are already questioning her credentials. Does Kennedy have what it takes? And who else is in the running? Takeaway Political Director Andrea Bernstein discusses.

“She seems to have called every elected official in New York yesterday to express interest in this position.”
? Takeaway Political Director Andrea Bernstein on Caroline Kennedy’s interest in New York’s soon-to-be vacant Senate seat

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