NEW YORK — After a brief foray into the public spotlight, Caroline Kennedy has retreated back into privacy.
And if there is one thing on which political spectators agree, it’s that she is unlikely to rush to repeat the experience.
“After the beating that she took, a sane person would not want to subject themselves to that,” said Doug Muzzio, a political science professor at Baruch College.
Kennedy is telling friends she won’t step away from the public sphere entirely.
Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., said Friday that he had spoken to Kennedy and was sorry she wouldn’t be taking the New York seat, which once was held by Kennedy’s uncle Robert F. Kennedy.
“I think she really was put in a very difficult position, almost impossible one, but she’ll go on to do terrific things,” he said. The Associated Press
