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RFK Jr. Addresses Possibility of Taking Joe Biden's Spot on Democrat Ticket
Newsweek ^ | June 30, 2024 | Andrew Stanton

Posted on 07/03/2024 1:28:13 AM PDT by MagillaX

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. addressed the possibility of replacing President Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee.

Biden is facing calls from many Democrats to step aside following a poorly received debate performance against former President Donald Trump on Thursday night. Biden's voice sounded hoarse, and he mumbled throughout many of his answers, doing little to dispel concerns about his age among swing voters as Trump was widely perceived as having more energy throughout the night.

Biden's debate performance sent Democrats into a panic as they fear he may not be a strong candidate to go against Trump in the November election. Many Democrats are now saying he should be replaced ahead of the Democratic convention scheduled for August.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: biden; lol; president; rfkjr; trump
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Real President Trump should debate RFK Jr as soon as possible. There should be ground rules set that the questions and answers will not be attacks on person or past records. Any attacks will be quickly muted.

Only what they would do in circumstances and events when President.

An opportunity has presented itself to President Trump to dictate the future course of this election. He can wait and see if what is happening with Biden is a coup or planned event and for the DNC machine to recover. Four months is a lifetime in politics,

Or he can split the Democratic Party into two camps now placing them in a continuous struggle for power in the party.

1 posted on 07/03/2024 1:28:13 AM PDT by MagillaX
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To: MagillaX
President Trump should debate RFK Jr as soon as possible.

Why legitimize him / give RFKJr (or his platform) more attention?

Regards,

2 posted on 07/03/2024 1:32:18 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: alexander_busek
It is a tactical move against the Democrat party taking advantage of a opening. Waiting only allows for them to recover their position. The so called preventive defense scenario.

If this is the quickest and an effective method of dividing the opposition, of course it is not the only method and maybe someone in the Trump campaign has a plan we have not heard of yet.

3 posted on 07/03/2024 1:36:57 AM PDT by MagillaX
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To: MagillaX
We need to be realistic as well about President Trumps opponents. They are putting his political allies in jail with minimal effort.

No one should underestimate them or figure the battle is won or done.

The only reason this is even feasible is because President Trump has the ability to draw a crowd and draw attention to himself. He needs to use that asset to his advantage.

Maybe this is not the best option but it should be an option to consider. The window of opportunity will close very quickly.

4 posted on 07/03/2024 1:45:40 AM PDT by MagillaX
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“Real President Trump should debate RFK Jr as soon as possible. “

You know, I can see that idea possibly backfiring. Not sure why Trump as the front-runner would want to give a platform to RFK Jr. Sure, RFK might siphon more votes away from Biden, but he also might siphon some away from Trump. Remember, there are a lot folks out there who don’t particularly like Biden AND Trump. So why put wind in the sails of another opponent?


5 posted on 07/03/2024 1:56:59 AM PDT by irishjuggler
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To: MagillaX

Biden’s dogs bite people, RF Kennedy, Jr. bit his dog...


6 posted on 07/03/2024 2:00:38 AM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14/12 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15/12 - 1030am - Obama team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: irishjuggler
The concern is valid. That is why it is important to establish him as the Democratic candidate. The DNC machine will not accept him since he is too much of a wild card and will run Biden or someone else.

So the question becomes does President Trump sit on his lead at the moment and wait. Or does he legitimize and alternative candidate with the potential of taking some of his votes.

We can use current polling scenarios to help with this answer and we see Kennedy pulls evenly from both. Prior to legitimizing him as the real Dem opponent

I for myself am not comfortable waiting for the DNC machine to dictate the next few months and is why it is worth the risk.

7 posted on 07/03/2024 2:13:42 AM PDT by MagillaX
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I know he can’t help it but RFKJR’s voice would drive me bat-shite crazy in a debate.


8 posted on 07/03/2024 2:14:38 AM PDT by Baldwin77 ( NOVEMBER 5-CHRISTIAN VISIBILITY DAY)
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The Dems will never put RFKjr on the ballot. Is that what the article is suggesting? I tried to read the article but my AntiVirus software would not let me view the page.


9 posted on 07/03/2024 2:17:09 AM PDT by Baldwin77 ( NOVEMBER 5-CHRISTIAN VISIBILITY DAY)
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To: MagillaX

Well, they are both brain-dead.


10 posted on 07/03/2024 2:20:17 AM PDT by Bullish (...And just like that, I was dropped from the ping-list)
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Well, if we’re to become Trump vs. Kennedy, it takes away the argument of a former rapist in the White House. Also the convicted felon argument goes away. We know RFKjr is both.


11 posted on 07/03/2024 2:21:39 AM PDT by Baldwin77 ( NOVEMBER 5-CHRISTIAN VISIBILITY DAY)
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agree amd if it is just RFK vs Trump, Trump might well lose-RFK has appeal yo independents and even here on FR-he questions vax etc. We watn Biden on top of the tix


12 posted on 07/03/2024 2:23:26 AM PDT by TECTopcat
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To: MagillaX
It is a tactical move against the Democrat party taking advantage of a[n] opening. Waiting only allows for them to recover their position. The so called preventive defense scenario. If this is the quickest and an effective method of dividing the opposition, of course it is not the only method and maybe someone in the Trump campaign has a plan we have not heard of yet.

"Never interrupt your opponent when he is destroying himself."

The opposition (to us conservatives) is already severely divided. Various faction are slugging it out amongst themselves. There's still a good chance that Biden will be their candidate, come Election Day. Let's not take the spotlight off doddering, bumbling Biden just yet by lending strength (through legitimacy) and attention to a viable alternate candidate (RFKJr). We don't want everyone (incl. some fence-sitters) suddenly making an about-face and rallying around a Dark Horse Candidate like RFKJr.

Regards,

13 posted on 07/03/2024 2:28:16 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: MagillaX

RFK, Jr. raging liberal that he is, might have a better shot than Hillary von NeverEnding Pantsuits


14 posted on 07/03/2024 2:29:02 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: MagillaX

Take bidens spot on the ticket ? Just stay away from bidens spot left on the couch.


15 posted on 07/03/2024 2:33:18 AM PDT by daku
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The first rule of politics, when your enemy is destroying himself, sit down and shut up. The democratics are in crazy destruction mode, make more popcorn. Do not debate them.


16 posted on 07/03/2024 2:41:54 AM PDT by exnavy
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To: Baldwin77

First thing to understand the DNC will most likely let loose on President Trump in September along with the MSM. His poll numbers will not be what we see today.

The opportunity is for President Trump to declare RFK Jr as the Kennedy Democrat in the race and split the Democratic party.

It is taking the bull by the horns and not waiting for the bull to come at you from a running start.

But then there is always hope God intervenes and saves us all.

I am reminded of the old joke of a man who is on top of a house that is getting flooded out asking God to save him from the flood. But just prior to this an officer had knocked on the door asking him to evacuate and then a rescue team came by boat at the second story window. But he replied to them not to worry God will save me.

And while he was drowning on top of the house he asks God I thought you would save me. And God answered I sent you the officer and the boat but you turned them away.


17 posted on 07/03/2024 2:42:37 AM PDT by MagillaX
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Here’s a You Tube of RFK Jr on the Carbon Scam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxDnfwWAC84&t=2s

Transcription:

“Climate $Hange”

I think one of the big mistakes the environmental movement has made is to become kind of carbon fundamentalists and to forget about the issues that made us all environmentalists which is saving the oceans and saving the soils and saving habitat and keeping our kids safe from toxins oh if all you’re going to talk about is carbon and then you know we just went through Co a lot of Americans and they saw how totalitarian elements within our society kind of a lead use these crises to clamp down top down totalitarian controls and to shift wealth upward and the same thing is happening with climate you know and I see it with what Biden’s done in the inflation reduction act which is his big climate act that the money is going to carbon capture projects hundreds of billions of dollars which is just a scam it’s a boond doggo for the oil industry for the methane industry and then to Offshore wind farms which are producing energy at five times the cause of onshore wind farms and they were Exterminating the whales and the marine mammals that we were drawn to the environmental moment out of love not out of fear out of love for these creatures and we’re now sacrificing those on the altar of carbon fundamentalism


18 posted on 07/03/2024 2:45:30 AM PDT by StACase (CO2 is NOT a Problem)
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To: MagillaX

Why would he possibly debate him?


19 posted on 07/03/2024 2:47:07 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: MagillaX

Den part won’t let that happen.


20 posted on 07/03/2024 2:47:30 AM PDT by Fido969
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