So the dream is over. It's a sad day for fans of eloquent, Obama-like rhetoric: Caroline Kennedy will not be following in the footsteps of her uncle Robert Kennedy to become a New York senator.
When the 51-year-old originally announced her candidacy in December it was a story that tugged at the heartstrings of all those Americans who hold the Kennedy name close to their hearts.
But the only surviving child of JFK has pulled out of the race to succeed Hillary Clinton, citing "personal reasons".
The New York Post is a little sceptical, however, reporting sources who suggest the real reason she withdrew was because the governor, David Paterson, was not going to pick her. The Post reports: "Several sources said the governor, who has sole power to replace Clinton, was unimpressed with how the daughter of John F Kennedy handled media interviews and private sessions with various officials."
One particular interview with the New York Times raised serious questions about her candidacy. A transcript showed that far from inheriting the oratory skills of her late father, she was barely capable of stringing a sentence together. She said "y'know" 139 times during the interview. She was widely mocked for her performance and in this clip on YouTube a buzzer greets her every use of the phrase – 30 times in less than two and a half minutes.
So is that why she withdrew? Or not? Whatever. Y'know ...
