Longshot candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. issued an apology to the Kennedy family Sunday night after his super PAC ran an ad repurposing one from former President John F. Kennedy's 1960 campaign. With Robert F. Kennedy Jr. coming forward as a presidential candidate, there is an opening to change things for the better and to right the course of our dem Pro-RFK Jr. super PAC airs a Super Bowl ad that cost $7M. The independent presidential candidate's spot harked back to a famous ad by his uncle former President John F. Kennedy in his 1960 campaign. This is the ad that was played during the super bowlthat Kennedy apologized for having a family in the video FILE - Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a campaign event, Nov. 14, 2023, in Columbia, S.C. Robert Kennedy Jr.’s presidential ambitions resulted in public family drama after a political action committee aired a Super Bowl ad invoking the Democratic family’s legacy to implicitly compare the independent American Values 2024, the super PAC supporting Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s independent presidential bid, aired an ad during Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday night rebooting a commercial aired during the The Super Bowl ad that was nearly identical to a 64-year-old campaign commercial for then-presidential candidate John F. Kennedy, only with images of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. supplanting those of his A $7 million Super Bowl ad touting Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s run for president prompted an apology from the independent candidate. (Watch the video below.) The ad ― produced by American Values 2024 Elections. RFK Jr.’s super PAC runs a $7M ad during the Super Bowl The spot wasn’t an homage to a 1960s JFK ad, it was the same version, just updated. In response, RFK Jr posted: "I'm so sorry if the Super Bowl advertisement caused anyone in my family pain. The ad was created and aired by the American Values Super PAC without any involvement or Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s super-PAC ran an expensive Super Bowl ad that promoted a mistaken identity between the anti-vaxx conspiracy theorist and his famous uncle JFK. But clearly RFK Jr. is no Update: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has selected Nicole Shanahan as his running mate. Super Bowl ads cost a fortune. So when a group backing the presidential bid of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ran a 30-second This is not an endorsement. I cannot stress enough that this is not an endorsement whatsoever, and political ads should not even be allowed to air at the Sup Robert F. Kennedy Jr. apologized on Sunday night after a well-funded super PAC backing his independent presidential campaign ran an ad during the Super Bowl that closely resembled a spot FILE - Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a campaign event, Nov. 14, 2023, in Columbia, S.C. Robert Kennedy Jr.’s presidential ambitions resulted in public family drama after a political action committee aired a Super Bowl ad invoking the Democratic family’s legacy to implicitly compare the independent Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is running as an independent for the White House, leaned heavily on his late uncle’s political legacy with a Super Bowl spot that recreated a vintage TV ad from John F Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s third-party presidential campaign broke into the American public consciousness last week with a Super Bowl ad funded by a prominent Democratic donor. A campaign ad for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was aired during the Super Bowl, released by the American Values 2024 political action committee, which raised eyebrows for more reasons than one. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. drops his Democratic primary bid, will run as an independent. By Ali Swenson, Associated Press. Go Deeper. independent; john f. kennedy; robert f. kennedy jr; super bowl Why RFK Jr.’s Apology for His Super Bowl Ad Might Not Cut It for His Family. By Molly Olmstead. Feb 12, 2024 5:35 PM. Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by John Sciulli/Getty Images for
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