evidence: Kennedy, 70, initially ran in the Democratic primaries against President Joe Biden, though he switched his affiliation to Independent prior to any primary contests. [...] Kennedy Jr. is the son of Robert F. Kennedy, a former U.S. Senator from New York who was the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1968 when he was assassinated, happening amid a whirlwind of political turbulence that year that concluded with Richard Nixon winning the presidential election. Kennedy's 2024 campaign picked up considerable steam after switching his affiliation to Independent, garnering support from voters who were unenthused by both the Democratic and Republican ticket.