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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. officially announces an independent presidential run calling it 'painful' to leave the Democratic Party as his own family members condemn his decision as 'deeply saddening'
Daily Mail ^ | October 9, 2023 | Nikki Scwab

Posted on 10/09/2023 10:58:30 AM PDT by Angelino97

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced an independent presidential bid Monday steps away from Independence Hall in Philadelphia, a move that was swiftly condemned by several members of his famous family.

Kennedy, a prominent anti-vaxxer, first announced a presidential bid in April - saying then that he planned to challenge President Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination in a nearly two-hour long speech in Boston.

On Monday, alongside his actress wife Cheryl Hines, he changed his tune - saying he wanted independence from the two political parties.

'I'm here to declare myself an independent candidate,' Kennedy said in front of several hundred supporters, whose cheers broke up his announcement. 'Candidate for president of the United States of America.'

He said he didn't come to the decision 'lightly.' 'It's very painful for me to let go of the party of my uncles, my father, my grandfather and both of my great-grandfathers,' Kennedy said.

Four members of Kennedy's politically famous family - Rory, Kerry, Joseph P. Kennedy II and Kathleen Kennedy Townsend - issued a joint statement saying they were against his independent bid, calling the move 'dangerous' and 'deeply saddening.'

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: aoc; bidensproxies; cornelwest; hillary; rfkjr; robertfkennedyjr; thegagline
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1 posted on 10/09/2023 10:58:30 AM PDT by Angelino97
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To: Angelino97

Things ate getting interesting. A 3 way debate on the alleged COVID vaccines and running up the debt should be interesting.


2 posted on 10/09/2023 11:00:52 AM PDT by thegagline (Sic semper tyrannis! Goldwater in 2024)
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To: Angelino97

Good for Bob. I wish him well. He is probably gonna be assassinated by Biden’s goons.


3 posted on 10/09/2023 11:02:03 AM PDT by Fai Mao ( Starve the Beast and steal its food)
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To: Angelino97

Well, the Democraps are nuts. What can you do?


4 posted on 10/09/2023 11:02:13 AM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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To: Angelino97

Could push the election in to the House of Representatives


5 posted on 10/09/2023 11:05:06 AM PDT by MMusson
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To: Angelino97

RFK Jr. can’t win but he’s drawn a line in the sand with the democrat party. I give him nothing but respect and admiration for the stances he has taken. If that lousy family of his rejects his decision, he’s defiantly on the right track. They’re all a bunch of whiny lefties.


6 posted on 10/09/2023 11:07:17 AM PDT by Lucky2 (I identify as a Fed-Up heterosexual female.)
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To: Angelino97
Help or hurt the
1) GoP,
2)Dems ?
7 posted on 10/09/2023 11:07:39 AM PDT by llevrok (Aunt Bee was the town bicycle)
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To: Angelino97
"Run Bobby, Run!"

8 posted on 10/09/2023 11:07:56 AM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (Lord, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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To: MMusson

A split ticket on the RAT side will almost guarantee another Trump presidency. What we really need is at least 20 more seats in the House and at least 6 in the Senate.

Have to account for the RINO POS that are there now and probably will get reelected.


9 posted on 10/09/2023 11:08:12 AM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: Angelino97

This was the plan all the entire time.


10 posted on 10/09/2023 11:08:28 AM PDT by Zathras
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To: Lucky2

“I give him nothing but respect and admiration for the stances he has taken.”

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. wants me jailed … as a war criminal https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3211190/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

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. 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

RFK Endorses AOC’s Green New Deal, Calls for Climate Taxation https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4187998/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


11 posted on 10/09/2023 11:10:08 AM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: Governor Dinwiddie
RFK will be used as a stash votes stolen from Trump thanks to those handy dandy electronic voting machines Deep State is so fond of. There's a reason hand counts of ballots are being banned.

From 2006...

Update: Is 'vote flipping' an e-voting problem or user error? Do e-voting machines mistakenly give votes to the wrong candidates?

And, in an amazing coinkydink, CA just banned the hand counting of ballots.

12 posted on 10/09/2023 11:11:53 AM PDT by mewzilla (Never give up; never surrender!)
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https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/4188176/posts

https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/4187998/posts


13 posted on 10/09/2023 11:12:17 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (NeverTrumpin' -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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To: Angelino97

Four way race:

RFK/Gabbard (Prog)
Pence/Sununu (R)
Newsom/Whitmer (D)
Trump/Lake (National)

Party like it’s 1860. Because it is.


14 posted on 10/09/2023 11:12:26 AM PDT by Jim Noble (They have taken untold millions that they never toiled to earn)
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To: MMusson

RE: Could push the election in to the House of Representatives

Led by the courageous and powerful long time leader.....who was it again?

Probably take 15 votes to decide on whether the Speaker would be allowed to speak on the topic.


15 posted on 10/09/2023 11:12:45 AM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: llevrok

Since the Democrats plan their election cheating decades in advance this can only F with their script.


16 posted on 10/09/2023 11:12:59 AM PDT by cnsmom
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To: Angelino97

Never trust a Kennedy.


17 posted on 10/09/2023 11:13:13 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Republican Wildcat

If he matches Perot, he will get 19 percent in the general election. And no electoral votes


18 posted on 10/09/2023 11:13:44 AM PDT by Theodore R. ( )
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To: dfwgator

Never trust a Deep Stater.


19 posted on 10/09/2023 11:13:47 AM PDT by mewzilla (Never give up; never surrender!)
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To: Republican Wildcat

Yes. Good posting. I have been somewhat appalled to see people on this website openly saying they would consider voting for RFK Jr.

I appreciate his stance on aspects of vaccines and his speaking out publicly and combatatively on them (what I expected REAL (imagined) conservatives to do, but with almost no exceptions, on nearly all other subjects, he might as well be Barack Obama or Joe Biden.


20 posted on 10/09/2023 11:14:37 AM PDT by rlmorel ("If you think tough men are dangerous, just wait until you see what weak men are capable of." JBP)
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