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RFK Jr. Supporters Say They Will Vote for Trump as Poll Show Harris Suffers
msn.com via newsweek ^ | 08/23/2024 | James Bickerton

Posted on 08/23/2024 9:51:22 AM PDT by Signalman

Anumber of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. supporters recently said on social media they will vote for Donald Trump if the independent presidential candidate drops out of the 2024 election and endorses the Republican nominee as a new poll found that if Kennedy Jr. leaves the race more of his supporters would lean towards backing the former president than Vice President Kamala Harris.

It follows unconfirmed reports that Kennedy Jr. will withdraw from the White House race and offer Trump his endorsement later today. Kennedy Jr. is due to deliver an "address to the nation" at 2 p.m. ET from Phoenix, Arizona, though when contacted by Newsweek his team said they had "no further details to share" about the event.

Kennedy Jr., meanwhile, has already submitted letters to withdraw from the presidential ballot in Arizona, according to the Associated Press. Trump is also due to hold a rally in Glendale, a suburb of Pheonix, later this evening.

Speculation that Kennedy Jr. could drop out of the race surged after Nicole Shanahan, his running mate, suggested the pair could "walk away right now and join forces with Donald Trump" in a podcast interview released on Tuesday. In response, Trump praised Kennedy Jr. during a CNN interview, calling him a "brilliant guy," and said he would be "open" to offering him a job in a second Trump administration.

A number of self-described Kennedy Jr. supporters on X, formerly Twitter, said they are either open to switching their votes to Trump should the environmental campaigner and vaccine sceptic leave the contest, or had already decided to do so.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections; US: California; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: california; kamalaharris; minnesota; msncom; newsweek; nicoleshanahan; poll; polls; rfkjr; robertkennedyjr; timwalz
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To: Signalman

This story is missing the usual name calling and hate (”conspiracy theorist”, “right wing extremist” etc etc etc).

Maybe they are starting to figure out that is one reason the RFK Jr. supporters are disgusted with the mass media.


21 posted on 08/23/2024 10:32:40 AM PDT by cgbg ("Our democracy" = Their Kleptocracy)
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To: Sarah Barracuda

The Cornell West ballot fights are one state at a time.

You need a spreadsheet to keep track of all the Democrat lawfare.


22 posted on 08/23/2024 10:33:56 AM PDT by cgbg ("Our democracy" = Their Kleptocracy)
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To: Signalman
Most of the Democrats who were RFK supporters left him and went to Kamala weeks ago, partially explaining the bump in the polls she got.

Most of what is left of RFK's support has no interest in voting Democrat and may be ready to move toward Trump.
23 posted on 08/23/2024 10:36:12 AM PDT by Dan in Wichita
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To: Steve Van Doorn

Based on RFK jr’s family history of his dad and uncle the fact that the Biden administration would NOT provide Secret Service protection to him is one the most despicable political acts I have ever witnessed.

I know that politics is a dirty business, but to deny SS protect to a guy whose father and uncle were both assassinated is just plain EVIL.


24 posted on 08/23/2024 10:36:52 AM PDT by woodbutcher1963
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To: nesnah

Not a chance. Democrats moved on from Hillary Clinton long ago.

She is a proven loser and reminds people of their shrewish mother-in-law.


25 posted on 08/23/2024 10:41:33 AM PDT by enumerated (81 million votes my ass)
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To: woodbutcher1963

RFK Jr wont be endorsing Trump today, only his “ideas” he wont endorse Trump til he says that Operation Warp speed was a failure..I dont see why Trump would do that, he didnt force anyone to be vaccinated..he wanted an end to the virus, he thought the vaccine would end it..he never told anyone I demand you to get vaccinated


26 posted on 08/23/2024 10:41:38 AM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Signalman

Shanahan went out and flip-flopped this morning, says no endorsement. We’ll see here in about 12 minutes...


27 posted on 08/23/2024 10:48:20 AM PDT by StAnDeliver (TrumpII)
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To: StAnDeliver

Getting out is good enough.


28 posted on 08/23/2024 10:55:35 AM PDT by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING AMERICA, AND HE WILL HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE HIM!)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Me too. Usually independent and libertarian voters siphon votes away from conservatives.

“…………..

Unless there is something more terrifying they want their votes to go against.


29 posted on 08/23/2024 10:58:26 AM PDT by sevinufnine
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To: woodbutcher1963

In retrospect, perhaps he would have been in MORE danger if the government were the ones “protecting” him.


30 posted on 08/23/2024 10:59:44 AM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus”)
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To: enumerated

My mother in law wasn’t as nice as Hillary…..


31 posted on 08/23/2024 11:00:46 AM PDT by sevinufnine
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To: cgbg

Either that or their pharma funding is no longer threatened.


32 posted on 08/23/2024 11:01:27 AM PDT by erlayman (E )
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To: airborne

“Curiouser and curiouser”—indeed!


33 posted on 08/23/2024 11:02:51 AM PDT by milagro (There is no peace in appeasement! Thereon)
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To: metmom

True dAT

I suspect the most likely former special forces private security people RFK Jr has around him are probably better than the ones the Feds would provide.

I watch a lot of Charlie Kirk videos on YouTube. The ones where he sets up on college campuses and talks to students.
He always have several bad a$$ looking dudes protecting his six. They all have that former special forces look.


34 posted on 08/23/2024 11:05:31 AM PDT by woodbutcher1963
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To: Signalman

Surprising to me. Mostly, RFK seems to lean pretty far left. Perhaps his aura of anti- establishmentism is bringing his voters to Trump (plus the disgusting and ineligible alternative).
It is good news that RFK voters are going for Trump. Trump will need every vote he can get to defeat the DNC’s election theft machine.


35 posted on 08/23/2024 11:32:54 AM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicians aren't born, they're excreted." Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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36 posted on 08/23/2024 11:33:59 AM PDT by StAnDeliver (TrumpII)
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To: woodbutcher1963
said, "Based on RFK jr’s family history of his dad and uncle the fact that the Biden administration would NOT provide Secret Service protection to him is one the most despicable political acts I have ever witnessed."

Giving Trump a sense of false security was far worse.
local SWAT stopped the shooter. The 9th shot fired on J13 was from a Butler SWAT operator from the ground about 100 yards away from the AGR building. (hit the shooters weapon. Fragments hit shooters face)
This is the shot that neutralized the sniper. IF there was another shot from anyone else (claimed USSS snipers) didn't matter the sniper was out of commission. Very likely knocked out from the assassins own weapon hitting him in the face. As looks like four of his front teeth was caved in.
https://clayhiggins.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Preliminary-Investigative-Report-8.12.24.pdf
37 posted on 08/23/2024 12:05:31 PM PDT by Steve Van Doorn
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To: Signalman

They’ll be making another assassination attempt against Trump before long because Kamala is an ass.


38 posted on 08/23/2024 1:08:41 PM PDT by TalBlack (I We have a Christian duty and a patriotic duty. God help us.)
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To: Signalman

I heard Trump wrote a book.

I think it was Art of the Deal.

What a deal with RFK Jr.

Commies are crying in their beer now.


39 posted on 08/23/2024 1:12:56 PM PDT by Biblebelter
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To: Signalman

Giant sucking sound of moderate Dems and Indy go to dark side (Trump / Vance)


40 posted on 08/23/2024 1:13:25 PM PDT by Leep (Re-elect deep state. 2024!)
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