RFK's campaign (will run as independent/third-party) (1 Viewer)

[samiam5211]

It looks like he's going to be on the ticket in November. I think he should get his own thread. He's about to become well funded, and it's going to be a professionally run campaign no doubt. I don't think it's out of the question that he get's Perot like numbers, and even if he get's 1/4 of that it could be a disaster for the Biden campaign that is probably looking at a few thousand votes in a few states turning the election anyway.

There is going to be money behind this campaign from all sorts of angles. No matter what anyone thinks about RFK, it would be a terrible mistake to not take this campaign seriously. He might take some from Trump for sure, but he's going to take more of the anti Trump vote from Biden, and Biden can't really spare any votes. Not all people who were going to vote for Biden would disagree with the things RFK has said about vaccines, and he's not going to be spending his time campaigning on just vaccine skepticism.

There are many more people voting for Biden who aren't enthusiastic about Biden than there are on the other side.

MSN

Asuper PAC supporting Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has begun polling his support as an Independent, one of the strongest indications to date that the long-shot Democrat is set to announce a party affiliation switch.

The poll, conducted by the firm John Zogby Strategies and commissioned by the American Values 2024 PAC, comes amid growing speculation — fueled by Kennedy himself — that he will leave the Democratic Party in the upcoming weeks.

 

[MT15]

Well, his handlers are clawing back that statement now and claiming he doesn’t think that way about Jan 6 criminals even though he’s on video saying he is open to pardoning them.

 

[MT15]

Video I mentioned.

 

[Taurus]

Video I mentioned.

"The muppeteers involved in that interview have been sacked."

 

[Optimus Prime]

Robert F Kennedy Jr, the lawyer, conspiracy theorist and independent candidate for US president, vowed to investigate “whether prosecutorial discretion was abused for political ends” in convictions of January 6 rioters – just one day after his campaign said a fundraising reference to such prisoners as “activists” was an unfortunate error.

In a statement on Friday, Kennedy said that as president, he would “appoint a special counsel – an individual respected by all sides – to investigate whether prosecutorial discretion was abused for political ends in this case, and I will right any wrongs that we discover”.……..

Robert F Kennedy Jr vows to investigate January 6 prosecutions for political bias

Independent presidential candidate makes promise one day after claiming reference to prisoners as ‘activists’ was unfortunate error

www.theguardian.com

 

[MT15]

Robert F Kennedy Jr, the lawyer, conspiracy theorist and independent candidate for US president, vowed to investigate “whether prosecutorial discretion was abused for political ends” in convictions of January 6 rioters – just one day after his campaign said a fundraising reference to such prisoners as “activists” was an unfortunate error.

In a statement on Friday, Kennedy said that as president, he would “appoint a special counsel – an individual respected by all sides – to investigate whether prosecutorial discretion was abused for political ends in this case, and I will right any wrongs that we discover”.……..

Robert F Kennedy Jr vows to investigate January 6 prosecutions for political bias

Independent presidential candidate makes promise one day after claiming reference to prisoners as ‘activists’ was unfortunate error

www.theguardian.com

He’s flip-flopping more than a carp on a pier.

 

[SaintForLife]

This week, CNN’s Erin Burnett pressed Kennedy on Americans’ concerns that Donald Trump is a threat to democracy, to which he replied, “I could make the argument that President Biden is the much worse threat to democracy.” He went on to claim Biden is using the federal government to censor political speech and his opponents.

He's absolutely right. The people who claim to be protecting our democracy are the authoritarians who don't believe in the 1st ammendment if it includes stopping Trump.

 

[fooferdoggie]

He's absolutely right. The people who claim to be protecting our democracy are the authoritarians who don't believe in the 1st ammendment if it includes stopping Trump.

right I mean who said the government should stop new outlets that did not favor trump???

Trump issued a direct threat to the media | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump has said a lot of bad things about the media since he started running for president two-plus years ago.

www.cnn.com

Donald Trump Wants Federal Government To “Come Down Hard” On MSNBC For Its Criticism Of Him

The former president lashed out again at MSNBC, NBC News and Comcast

deadline.com

 

[zztop]

 

[J-DONK]

Robert F Kennedy Jr, the lawyer, conspiracy theorist and independent candidate for US president, vowed to investigate “whether prosecutorial discretion was abused for political ends” in convictions of January 6 rioters – just one day after his campaign said a fundraising reference to such prisoners as “activists” was an unfortunate error.

In a statement on Friday, Kennedy said that as president, he would “appoint a special counsel – an individual respected by all sides – to investigate whether prosecutorial discretion was abused for political ends in this case, and I will right any wrongs that we discover”.……..

Robert F Kennedy Jr vows to investigate January 6 prosecutions for political bias

Independent presidential candidate makes promise one day after claiming reference to prisoners as ‘activists’ was unfortunate error

www.theguardian.com

For anyone still worried about which party he will pull more votes from, take a deep breath.

 

[Optimus Prime]

Celebrating the demise of No Labels as a third-party presidential election threat, two advocacy groups who mobilised against it have said they would now turn their sights on Robert F Kennedy Jr’s independent run for the White House.

Though it is hard to make solid predictions, a high-profile third-party run in 2024 unnerves both Republicans and Democrats who fear it might siphon off their votes. But the nervousness is especially pronounced among supporters of Joe Biden, who worry such a campaign could split the center and left and allow Donald Trump and his highly motivated rightwing base to win a return to the Oval Office.

“Just as we organised against No Labels we’re going to organise against Robert Kennedy Jr,” Rahna Epting, executive director of MoveOn, told reporters a day after No Labels said it would not field a candidate against Biden and Trump in November.


Kennedy – an environmental attorney, conspiracy theorist and member of a famous political family – is running as an independent, gaining ballot access and polling in double figures.

“We’re going to let folks know he can’t win,” Epting said, “but he can help Trump win” by taking votes from Biden.

“We’re going to let folks know that he said he supported abortion bans. We’re going to let folks know that his vice-presidential pick [Nicole Shanahan, an attorney] calls IVF ‘one of the biggest lies’ and we’re going to let folks know that his dark money Super Pac is being funded by Trump donors.

“There’s a lot we’re gonna let folks know. This victory against No Labels is just the start. There is a lot of work that we have to do.”

No Labels said on Thursday it had not been able to find a candidate to run against Biden and Trump.

On Friday Matthew Bennett, of Third Way, said No Labels was helped on its way out by a coalition put together by his centre-left group and MoveOn, an effort “from the left all the way to the centre-right and the Never Trump movement”.


But, Bennett said, “The challenges ahead of us are in some ways even tougher.

“Kennedy cannot be talked out of this race. He is going to have a lot of money and he’s not subject to reason. So we’re going to have to make clear that voters understand who this guy is, and that is not his father.”……..

‘He can help Trump win’: US groups take on RFK Jr after No Labels stands down

Advocacy groups raise alarm over threat of third-party candidate: ‘anyone who divides the anti-Trump coalition is dangerous’

www.theguardian.com

 

[bird]

yeah….

Frankie has daddy issues.

 

[bird]

He's absolutely right. The people who claim to be protecting our democracy are the authoritarians who don't believe in the 1st ammendment if it includes stopping Trump.

Thanks for the laugh.

 

[SaintForLife]

right I mean who said the government should stop new outlets that did not favor trump???

Trump issued a direct threat to the media | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump has said a lot of bad things about the media since he started running for president two-plus years ago.

www.cnn.com

Donald Trump Wants Federal Government To “Come Down Hard” On MSNBC For Its Criticism Of Him

The former president lashed out again at MSNBC, NBC News and Comcast

deadline.com

Once again, you guys are more worried about things that haven't happened as opposed to the current Biden censorship regime. Who needs the 1st ammendment amrite?

 

[MT15]

Thanks for the laugh.

His keyboard should have rightly burst into flames.

 

[cuddlemonkey]

Once again, you guys are more worried about things that haven't happened as opposed to the current Biden censorship regime. Who needs the 1st ammendment amrite?

This from the guy that brings up Tara Reade every time someone rightly points out that Trump was found to have raped a woman?

 

[bird]

Once again, you guys are more worried about things that haven't happened as opposed to the current Biden censorship regime. Who needs the 1st ammendment amrite?

No such thing as the current Biden censorship regime.

“I’ll be a dictator for one day” followed by Trumpers saying we need a dictator.

 

[LA - L.A.]

He's absolutely right. The people who claim to be protecting our democracy are the authoritarians who don't believe in the 1st ammendment if it includes stopping Trump.

Then I encourage you to vote for JFK Jr. He's never been confirmed or accused of forcing his fingers into a woman's vagina. He's against sending aid to Ukraine. He's anti-vax and believes COVID started from a lab leak. Sounds like he's the best candidate for what you believe and want.

 

[LA - L.A.]

It doesn't smell like fear. It smells like panic.