Well, it’s official: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., or RFK Jr., has announced that he’s withdrawn his presidential candidacy from the Democrat Party primary and switched to an Independent candidacy. During a recent campaign speech, Kennedy revealed that he would be facing both the Democratic and Republican candidate in the general election.
On Monday, October 9th, during a campaign speech from Philadelphia’s historic Declaration of Independence location, Robert F. Kennedy Jr announced his independence from the Democratic Party as he declared his candidacy for president of the United States as an independent.
RFK, Jr. officially announces an independent presidential bid. pic.twitter.com/hpL17ERfMS
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) October 9, 2023
Immediately following this news, The Republican National Convention responded with a lengthy post to X (formerly Twitter) listing 23 reasons to oppose Kennedy’s candidacy – among them was their allegation that he claimed “his candidacy will ‘take more votes’ from the Republican candidate than Biden” – which seemed to contradict findings from Rasmussen polls showing that only 14% of GOP voters would pull away for Kennedy while 33% of Democrats said they would likely vote for him in a three-way split between Biden and Trump.
Despite this potential support, it still won’t be enough for him to win but if everything goes optimistically according to plan he could potentially poll second behind Donald Trump with 29.7% of Democrats’ support and 32.4% overall in a hypothetical matchup voting scenario based on RealClearPolitics average data which has Trump up by 1 point at 45%.
There is very little daylight between RFK Jr. and a typical Democrat politician — so here are 23 reasons to oppose the candidacy of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.:
???? He voted for Joe Biden in the 2020 election.
???? He is a self-described “Kennedy Democrat.”
???? He has admitted his…
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) October 9, 2023
While some may view Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s decision as a long shot with little chance of success, it is nevertheless an extraordinary feat worthy of recognition, one not seen since Professor Cornel West attempted it running on Green Party ticket five years ago in 2016 presidential elections which saw Donald Trump emerge victorious over Hillary Clinton.
Should RFK emerge victorious despite all odds being stacked against him then this could have far-reaching implications not just within America but around the world too where many countries are now embracing multi-party politics beyond two major parties dominating national politics.
"If the 2024 Democratic presidential candidate is Joe Biden and the Republican candidate is Donald Trump, and Robert F. Kennedy runs as a third-party presidential candidate, how likely is it that you would vote for Kennedy?"
It's Likely-
DEM: 33%
IND: 28%
GOP: 14%
All: 25% https://t.co/wNO64k5Wuj— Rasmussen Reports (@Rasmussen_Poll) October 9, 2023
