Breaking: RFK's visit to Appalachia, 50 years later: How Kennedy country became Trump country

Having trouble viewing this email? | View it in your browser   On Feb. 13, 1968, Bobby Kennedy was a month from declaring for president and four months from an assassin's bullet. For two days in eastern Kentucky, he met people who were as poor and isolated as he was rich and famous. Somehow, they clicked. Now 50 years later, what was Kennedy country is Trump country. Children of Kennedy Democrats are Trump Republicans. And for those inspired by RFK in 1968, what should be a happy anniversary is instead an occasion to puzzle a drastic reversal of political fortune. FOR MORE ON THIS STORY, GO TO:   USATODAY.COM   Help | Advertise | Home Delivery | Privacy Policy - Your California Privacy Rights     © 2017 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. 7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA 22108