Posted on 10/02/2023 6:59:49 AM PDT by Wilderness Conservative
Shortly before RFK Jr stated that he would be announcing a run for president as an independent candidate, he appeared on a podcast to discuss the possibility of leaving the Democrat ticket. {Rumble Link Here} Mr Kennedy said his campaign had done research on the impact to the 2024 race if he ran as an independent.
Within the interview RFK Jr shares that his private polling reveals he takes more votes from Donald Trump than he does from Joe Biden. Thus, having seeded the background for favorable republican support, running as an independent now becomes the most effective way to stop Trump. WATCH:
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Don't be too sure.
I voted for Trump twice. It's very early and no way to know how events will unfold between now and and a year from now.
My best guess at the moment is that neither Trump or Biden will be on the ballots. Just an early guess.
Several very important issues...
-Out of control spending
-Getting us out of another boondoggle of a war
-Standing up to the lunatic COVID disaster and pharma
In any event, I've never voted for a dem in my life, but I could support RFK Jr.
“...I suppose some independents might have gone with Trump because of the disaster of the Biden years because of the economy, but will they think RFK’s economic platform is a better deal ? ....”
Will they think or will they get caught up in the emotion of voting for a Kennedy?
Well, yes, the regime excels at getting people who love the nation to hate one another over political questions.
But, if we don't remove the regime nothing else matters, it seems counterproductive to be revving up hatred for people who, having different political opinions, still want to save the country.
My guess is that old-school classical liberals would be more likely to vote for RFK than would Trump fence-sitters.
Keep in mind that many people aren't on the political forums and such. Some so-so "MAGA people" might see RFK Jr from only in how he presents himself (as an alternative to political insanity).
The Kennedy family fan club are probably mostly older democrats
Any Republican votes for him, they are sadly uninformed.
> I have a hard time believing this. <
As do I. Biden is very popular with old-school Democrats. It’s the name recognition thing. I would think that the same is true with Kennedy.
But what Republican is in awe of the name “Kennedy”? And what could RFK Jr offer to Republicans that Trump can’t?
I think it is true, the Democrats are leaving nothing to chance, any trap, ploy, dirty trick will be done to stop Trump at any cost no matter what...Remember what was considered Conspiracy yesterday is Reality today..
Idiot Republicans and independents who think his Vax position makes him a man of the people.
RFK Jr is a left wing nut job. And a lot of folks are just too blind to see it.
A couple of things to think about.
The Democratic Party has totally rigged the primary making it impossible for Kennedy to win, for example the DNC has ruled that any delegates won in Iowa and New Hampshire are not going to be allowed to vote at the convention, the DNC wants to start the primary process in South Carolina, Iowa and NH have refused to go along.
Biden has refused to provide secret service protection for Kennedy, one insane person has already showed up at one of his rallies with a gun, he was stopped by security that Kennedy has to pay for which is very expensive.
Kennedy’s only chance is to run as an independent and he knows that.
I would say, the average Democrat is much more likely to believe in the Establishment Covid Narrative, providing weapons to Ukraine, open borders, etc.
Kennedy has come out against many of the stances of the DNC and the average Democrat.
Republicans are much more likely support some of those key positions than Democrats.
MAGA doesn’t make up 100% of the Republican Party, Trump doesn’t have 100% support of Republicans, Trump has incredibly high support among Republicans approximately 60%, the remaining 40% are key targets for Kennedy.
I think a lot of the 40% will give Kennedy a serious look.
Exactly
Maybe he wants a job in Trump or Biden admin ? He “steals” votes from some candidate but they ask him to drop out for his endorsement and gets some job in the cabinet?
As would I.
Because Trump crumbled in the end and put US under medical martial law?
Personally, I think they are all compromised and controlled.
There’s a surprising number of them here on FR!
If I were a Kennedy and decided to run against the historic party of my family, I would tell my pollster to go out and do a poll showing I’m hurting the Red Squad worse than the Democrats.
It is possible Kennedy would hurt Trump worse than Biden or a generic DemocRat. But a JFKjr campaign poll does not convince me.
Just going by comments here, many who probably support MAGA won’t vote for Trump.
Good then do it and help save the country.
Rats are unprincipled scumbags but they are insanely party loyal so l believe it.
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