 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - kuurawa kwaRobert KennedymuLos Angeles pana June 5, 1968, rakanga riri denho inoparadza zvikuru kuna ODonnell kupfuura kuurawa kwaPurezidhendi Kennedy makore mashanu akanga apfuura. Akakurumidza kubatana, sezvakaitwa nevamwe vakawanda mumushandirapamwe waKennedy, mushandirapamwe wemutungamiri wenyika waHubert Humphrey, achishanda semaneja wekushambadzira. Muna 1970, akaedzazve kuti akasarudzwe kuva gavhuna weDemocratic Party, asi akapedza ari wechina pakati pevaDemocratic Party vana, aine zvikamu zvipfumbamwe kubva muzana zvemavhoti. 