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Oops! Caroline Forgot to Vote

Senate hopeful has skipped half of New York's elections in last 20 years

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 19, 2008 3:48 AM CST
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(Newser) – For someone who hopes to be a US senator, Caroline Kennedy has turned out to be a surprisingly unenthusiastic fan of voting, the New York Daily News has discovered. Kennedy has voted in only about half of 38 elections since moving to the city in 1988, according to records. She skipped a number of primaries to choose a Democratic mayoral candidate and dodged the general election in 1994 that decided a race for the seat Kennedy hopes to hold.

Kennedy’s record “doesn't speak to a deep-felt commitment to the electoral process,” said a political scientist. But aides defended her voting history. Kennedy "recognizes just how important it is to vote and has a very strong record of going to the polls," a spokesman said. "She has not voted on a handful of occasions over the last two decades."

The Rev. Al Sharpton and Caroline Kennedy have lunch at famed soul food restaurant Sylvia's in Harlem yesterday.
The Rev. Al Sharpton and Caroline Kennedy have lunch at famed soul food restaurant Sylvia's in Harlem yesterday.   (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg speaks at a Get Out The Vote event for Barack Obama at Pauley Pavillion on the UCLA campus in Los Angeles, earlier this year.
Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg speaks at a Get Out The Vote event for Barack Obama at Pauley Pavillion on the UCLA campus in Los Angeles, earlier this year.   (AP Photo/Ann Johansson)
The Rev. Al Sharpton stands beside Caroline Kennedy as they field questions during a news conference outside the famed soul food restaurant Sylvia's in Harlem yesterday.
The Rev. Al Sharpton stands beside Caroline Kennedy as they field questions during a news conference outside the famed soul food restaurant Sylvia's in Harlem yesterday.   (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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Shannonals
Dec 19, 2008 1:46 AM CST
So she didn't vote, big deal.

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