Jack Schlossberg seeks to convince voters a Kennedy can be an outsider, too

Jack Schlossberg wants voters to see him as an outsider.

The challenge is that Schlossberg, a candidate for Congress in New York, is tied to one of the greatest and most recognizable political dynasties in American history: the Kennedys. 

And while he does not carry the family surname, he is the grandson of former President John F. Kennedy.

Schlossbeg’s candidacy comes at a moment when outsider candidates are winning races across the country, luring voters to their campaigns with their anti-establishment messages. 

In recent months, Democratic voters have increasingly embraced candidates who are relatively new faces to the political scene.

In Texas, state Rep. James Talarico, who has been relatively unknown, defeated Rep. Jasmine Crockett in the Senate Democratic primary in March.

In Maine, Graham Platner, an oyster farmer with no political pedigree, generated enough buzz in the Senate primary that Janet Mills, the governor in the state, suspended her campaign.

And in Schlossberg’s backyard, Zohran Mamdani won the New York City mayoral race by tapping into frustration with the political class and, more specifically, a lack of affordable housing.

The younger Kennedy has telegraphed that he sees himself in the same vein. Last week, he reminded his 880,000 followers on Instagram that he endorsed Mamdani, not once, but twice in the mayor’s campaign. 

And in the run-up to the New York primary later this month, Schlossberg has doubled down on running as an outsider, highlighting the fact that........

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