Clashing Coverage of RFK Jr.'s Candidacy

The insurgent Democrat makes an issue of JFK's assassination, though his approach can be scattershot

With recent polls showing support for Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. touching 20 percent, his positions and statements are subject to ever more intensive scrutiny in mainstream media — and some scattered praise.

Both the Washington Post and the New York Times wrote critical pieces on RFK Jr. this week, the former focusing on his …