WI JFK Jr lived?

WI JFK Jr landed his plane and went along from there? Would he have tried to gone in politics? Would he have won, and what?
 
He could have gone into politics. I don't think that was ever really his interest. He was his mother's son. He was a Bouvier, not a Kennedy. He wouldn't be the second coming of his father, if that's what you're interested in. His father was a bed-bound bookworm as a child, who spent his sickly youth reading and thinking, and carried that on with him. That constantly refines someone, and lead Kennedy to be an intellectual and a pragmatist. That's what made JFK what he was. JFK Jr did not have that.
 
Despite our wishes that they did so, neither of JFK's children seemed to have much interest in politics. JFK Jr. seemed content running the magazine, and doing whatever else in life he was doing.

Even Caroline, who's name gets floated every now and again for some political office, doesn't seem to have any real interest in running.
 
Despite our wishes that they did so, neither of JFK's children seemed to have much interest in politics. JFK Jr. seemed content running the magazine, and doing whatever else in life he was doing.

Even Caroline, who's name gets floated every now and again for some political office, doesn't seem to have any real interest in running.

"Not interested in political office" isn't the same as "not interested in politics". Just saying. :p
 
What defined JFK Jr was not himself as a Kennedy but people defining him as a Kennedy. His father died when he was very young, so he did not get his personality or his interests. But for his entire life, people treated him like he was JFK's son, and expected to be and do certain things. The powers that be absolutely would have wanted and pressured him to run for mayor of NYC, or senator. And he'd have no experience or qualification or likely interest to be either; he'd just have the name Kennedy and who he was born to. There is a role that, regardless of what he wanted to do himself, people expected him to go into.
 

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He wanted to be a actor, but his mother did not like that. I think that's why he flunk the bar 2 times before passing he really wanted to be a actor. I imagine if his farther had lived he say/let the boy do what he wants he becomes a actor. poltical activist;)
 
Well George was a political/Life Style magazine for gen x.

So saying JFK Jr was not political is a misnomer.

I could see had he lived maybe he runs for mayor in 01 or senate sometime later.

He for sure will campaign for the people and policy's that he supports like his sister has done.
 
One of the Shrivers is mayor of Santa Monica, perhaps that's the sort of thing JFK Jr could do; politics as a lifestyle like his magazine George.
 
At the time of his death in OTL, JFK, Jr. was being talked a lot about running for political office. It wasn't far-fetched that he would at least consider a run for a Congressional seat in New York state, though I thought it was a bit far-fetched he would run for a US Senate seat representing New York state. If he was successful as a member of Congress, the possibility of a 2008 Presidential run is quite real, and it would have been an interesting fight had he faced off with one Barack Obama during the primaries in 2008.
 
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