RFK Jr. goes before the Senate. One lawmaker’s competing loyalties will be on display

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The report gives relevant background and quotes named experts, political consultants and Cassidy, while describing both electoral risks and potential benefits of his stance. Kennedy’s own perspective is not presented directly in the supplied text, and some claims about political effects remain predictions.

The article presents Cassidy’s rationale and statements alongside criticism from a vaccine-law expert and competing predictions about the electoral consequences. Kennedy’s position is mostly described through others, so the perspectives are not fully balanced.

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The article uses largely reportorial language and attributes assessments of Cassidy’s political risks to named experts and consultants. Its attention to vaccine concerns does not by itself establish a partisan lean.

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