Posted on 01/27/2024 4:52:36 PM PST by Signalman
Could Robert F. Kennedy Jr. be Donald Trump’s running mate in 2024?
The Trump has had thoughts along these lines. The New York Post reported Saturday that “people close to former President Trump made preliminary overtures to Robert F. Kennedy about the possibility of serving as his running mate.” Someone whom the Post identified as “one person familiar with the matter” said that “Trump operatives expressed an interest in Kennedy early on, but it was all premature,” as it was “right out of the box when Bobby announced” his candidacy for president in April 2023.
At that time, Kennedy peremptorily dismissed such a possibility, stating on May 10, 2023: “Just to quell any speculation, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES will I join Donald Trump on an electoral ticket. Our positions on certain fundamental issues, our approaches to governance, and our philosophies of leadership could not be further apart.”
Some patriots greeted that announcement with relief. Historian Larry Schweikart responded: “Gee Bobby, what I've been tellin' people. Thanks. Your anti-gun, anti-life positions are out of touch with modern Republican voters. Too bad. A little common sense and you'd be great.”
Yet, since then, Kennedy has more than once displayed a little common sense. In August 2023, he was still attempting to distance himself from Trump while endorsing many of his positions. Kennedy said: “There’s a lot of politicians throughout our history that have talked about the border issue as a way to stir up or incite xenophobia or raise nationalism,” in an apparent swipe at Bad Orange Man. But RFK continued: “I might come to this issue from a different perspective, and it’s a perspective of compassion, of humanitarianism, but also just common sense. A country cannot exist if it can’t secure its border.”
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“NO GO.
KENNEDY is a one-issue CONSERVATIVE; the rest LIBERAL.”
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Agreed. Plus the guy has negative charisma with his throat issue.
One has to ask, “Is this the person we want to hand the country over to in 2028? Or earlier if the Deep State offs Trump like they did RFKJ’s uncle?”
I don’t see any “head-and-shoulder-above-the-rest” choices. Everyone has skeletons or drawbacks. Maybe Kristi Noem? I’ve never heard her speak, so I can’t pass judgment on that criteria.
The only way Trump loses the election is to put a libtard on the ticket like Kennedy or Haley, millions of us will stay home and he knows this.
Kristo Noem would be a better choice.
Since 1980, what have you conserved?
We just need to get Donald Trump back in the WH...
Trump cannot govern in 2025 if he cannot win in 2024. So Job One must be to pick a VP who can most help Trump win.
If that’s RFK Jr. then go with RFK Jr. End of story.
But I don’t think it’s RFK Jr. The Kennedy name is magic in some circles. But better would be a clever and likable conservative woman from a swing state. Who that woman is, I don’t know yet.
Put him somewhere in the administration where he can destroy the FDA/drug company cartel.
I wish he would take AG
There are no Reagan Democrats. They voted for Reagan and have voted Republican ever since.
The Republican Party today is a blue collar party. Even more so since Trump took it over.
This would be catastrophic. If democrats were to return to control of the House in 2027, they would immediately impeach Trump again. RINOs in the Senate would join all the democrats and vote to remove him from office.
I like her but what does she really bring to the ticket?
They probably can do focus groups and nail that down precisely but my gut is “not much”.
Then there is the question of how would she handle herself if she had to be President?
That is a total unknown.
There are risks no matter how you go.
These are probably the discussions the Trump team is having right now—at least they can do the focus groups and polls to get some data.
Noooooo
I don’t expect most FReepers to understand or agree wt this, but if Trump doesn’t win, it won’t matter who Is VP because te country will be finished. Conservativiism should not be be a consideration- only getting Trump elected. If RFK Jr. can provide a cheat-proof margin then he should have the support of every American patriot.
Ask Jim Robertson if his conservatism since 1980 has been wasted.
Freerepublic is no longer a conservative site?
Now liberal democrats are considered the best candidates to be vice-president of the United States here because “conservatism is dead” according to you?
This is very high stakes poker.
I am very pleased that it is President Trump who gets to make this call—this is the kind of tough situation that is in his comfort zone.
The Deep State lied and cheated their way through the past few decades.
They changed the rules.
We did not.
You have to explain what that means in English.
Was that an evasive way of saying vote for the liberal democrat?
“ Ask Jim Robertson if his conservatism since 1980 has been wasted”
His name is Jim Robinson, and he’s a true American hero.
I will be happy to explain with just two words.
Mike Pence.
LOL, Roberson, I guess I should have focused on that post more than I was.
But you could have still given an answer more pertinent than you did.
Ask Jim Robinson if his conservatism since 1980 has been wasted
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