Posted on 09/29/2023 8:31:05 PM PDT by chickenlips
As RedState reported, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is set to launch an independent presidential campaign after first challenging Joe Biden for the Democratic Party nomination.
According to multiple sources, the official announcement will come on October 9th in Pennsylvania.
2024 presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to announce he will run as an independent on October 9 in Pennsylvania, Mediaite has learned.
Kennedy’s campaign machine is now planning “attack ads” against the Democratic National Committee in order to “pave the way” for his announcement in Philadelphia about running as an independent, according to a text reviewed by Mediaite.
This is not good news for Republicans, and there's empirical evidence to back that up. According to the latest polling, RFK Jr. enjoys a very high approval rating among Republicans while he's extremely disliked by Democrats.
If this does happen (and it's a big if!) it could easily backfire on the GOP nominee. Kennedy is significantly more popular among Republican voters than among Democrats. QPac poll found him +30 among GOP, -43 among Dems. Siena had him +36 among Trump voters, -35 among Biden. https://t.co/yc3RoxaoKr pic.twitter.com/Xf3IXf6Qs4
— Jacob Rubashkin (@JacobRubashkin) September 29, 2023 I'm not the only one worried about that dynamic either. Several of Donald Trump's biggest boosters are sounding the alarm as well.
SNIP>>>>>>>
— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) September 29, 2023 None of this is happening in a vacuum. In fact, the two people I just quoted above were some of RFK Jr.'s biggest promoters, and they are hardly alone on the right. Many conservatives, specifically those skeptical of the COVID-19 vaccines, latched onto RFK Jr. very early in the cycle as some kind of anti-establishment figure. In fact, the only reason he has much of a platform today is because of right-wing media.
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If they want to stay in the game. it’s the only play the Kennedy’s have remaining.
Please note that Redstate is a GOP establishment mouthpiece.
They’re panicking over Junior because he takes votes away from establishment Republicans. Look, Trump supporters aren’t going to vote for someone else. Trump has his base locked in. That’s why this hack Bonchie is writing this.
It doesn’t take much of a guess to know where Trump’s votes go if the NeverTrumpers are able to take him out, and it WILL NOT be to the Republican or Democrat nominee.
“This is not good news for Republicans, and there’s empirical evidence to back that up. According to the latest polling, RFK Jr. enjoys a very high approval rating among Republicans while he’s extremely disliked by Democrats.”
Kind of ridiculous any Republican would support this kind of far-left agenda:
Robert Kennedy Jr. Blames Reagan For 9/11 [for rolling back CAFE standards in 1986] https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1855875/posts
RFK, Jr. wants me jailed … as a war criminal https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3211190/posts
RFK, Jr.: Climate Skeptics ‘Should Be at the Hague with All the Other War Criminals’ https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3206882/posts
RFK Jr.: Hog farmers bigger threat than Osama https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2178592/posts
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Wants To Jail His Political Opponents https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3206573/posts
Lessons in civility from RFK, Jr. https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3509601/posts
RFK Jr. spreads blame for environmental woes in New Bedford speech https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1913559/posts
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Blames Fairness Doctrine Abolishment for Conservatism Popularity https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2479527/posts
RFK, Jr: ‘We have so much to learn from Cuba’ https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3243628/posts
Watch RFK, Jr. lose it at climate change march when confronted about his hypocrisy https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3206578/posts
Andrea Mitchell Applauds RFK Jr.’s ‘Impassioned Plea’ for Obama to Stop Keystone Pipeline by Fiat https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3120692/posts
RFK Jr. Slams “Right-Wing Control of American Media” https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2967445/posts
RFK Jr: Right-Wing Controls American Media, Fox News Has Divided US to a Point not Seen Since Civil War https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2967311/posts
RFK jr: Sen. Inhofe is a “Call Girl” for Big Oil (But it’s OK to say it, he’s a Democrat after all) https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2855976/posts
Robert Kennedy, Jr.’s ‘Green’ Company Scored $1.4 Billion Taxpayer Bailout https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2808401/posts
RFK Jr. Claims Air America Was More Popular Than Conservative Radio https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2740193/posts
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Endorses Charlie Crist, Attacks Tea Party (Video) https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2606809/posts
RFK, Jr. 15 months ago: Global warming means no snow or cold in DC https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2446226/posts
Robert Kennedy Jr.: right-wing hosts spread hate https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271218/posts
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr: Innocent ACORN Defrauded by ACORN Workers https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2109548/posts
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: ‘There Is No Liberal Media’(video barf!) https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2021728/posts
Kennedy Calls Skeptical Politicians ‘Traitors’ and ‘Corporate Toadies’ https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1864440/posts
RFK Jr. Says AGW Skeptics Should Be Silenced https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1864945/posts
Video: Stossel Takes Robert F. Kennedy Jr. On For Traitor Remark https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1864510/posts
RFK Jr. Calls Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and Glenn Beck Lying ‘Flat Earthers’ https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1863207/posts
RFK (Robberbaron F. Kennedy) Jr. vs. Mike Gallagher on Energy Independence https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2033812/posts
The Incredible Shrinking Credibility of RFK, Jr. https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1644744/posts
RFK Jr.: Bush, Barbour to Blame for Katrina https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1473838/posts
RFK Jr: You know, my uncle was also shot amid a climate of right-wing hate https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2655920/posts
Flashback - Palin’s Big Oil infatuation [End of snow forever in DC] https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3387273/posts
RFK Jr says Donald Trump has ‘discredited the American experiment’
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7903551/Robert-Kennedy-Jr-says-Donald-Trump-discredited-American-experiment.html
It’s an interesting theory. The polling says otherwise. Common sense says otherwise. But it is a way for the GOPe to cling to some hope.
Well sure - Clinton got to appoint two liberal SCOTUS nominees and we got things like Obergefell. Even if Bush had done his prior pattern of appointing 1 liberal and 1 conservative (ala Souter/Thomas) that would not have occurred. If that’s what you call “good news”...
Kennedy like Trump realized that the Democrat party is not deomocratic in any way.
Trump was able to run as a Republican
Kennedy cannot do that and remain viable. He had to run as Independent.
We will see how that works, I hope the shadowbanning from all media like it seems he is currently stops.
RFK is more of a danger to the RATS.
Thanks!... Good to see some, like yourself, have their EYES OPEN and see what's unfolding.
RFK jr polls between 10-20% for Dems
I don’t beleive this. I believe it will hurt dems more than is being reported.
Trump’s base (those who will vote only Trump and nobody else) is about 20% of the electorate.
“In fact, the only reason he has much of a platform today is because of right-wing media.”
Well...conspiracy right-wing media, yes. This far-left socialist even has his fans here as of late. Though nothing he has said makes any more sense than anything he ever has. Cheered on for saying absurd things like no viruses infect the kidneys. Utter nonsense - but won him high praise from some.
Correct. Why does it matter if Trump voters like him; why wouldn’t Trump voters vote for Trump? Trump’s problem isn’t that his supporters are too luke-warm; it’s that he inspires absolute hatred among so many people that they also come out in droves. How many Democrats and swing-voters hate Biden, but not so much they’d vote for Trump? These are your Kennedy voters.
Okay, I did indeed. Thank you for the correction.
Though there are even some here saying Trump supporters would flock to the socialist if Trump were to not be the nominee. I guess that makes sense - there was even a thread here back in 2016 praising Bernie Sanders with people saying if Trump was not the Republican nominee and Sanders was the Dem nominee, they would vote for Sanders.
As much possible harm it would cause Trump (he’s gonna be the nominee), it will do just as much harm or more to the Dim nominee; be it Bidung or anyone else.
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