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submitted 10 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world

Robert F Kennedy Jr is reported to be ending his challenge to Joe Biden for the Democratic presidential nomination and run instead as an independent candidate, in a move that could upset the 2024 race for the White House.

Kennedy, 69 and a scion of a famous political dynasty – a son of the former US attorney general and New York senator Robert F Kennedy, and a nephew of the former president John F Kennedy – will announce his run in Pennsylvania on 9 October, according to Mediaite.

“Bobby feels that the Democratic National Committee is changing the rules to exclude his candidacy so an independent run is the only way to go,” the website quoted a “Kennedy campaign insider” as saying.

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[-] millifoo@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

I'm not saying I believe this report could come true, but... it claims that RFK Jr could siphon 1/3 Dem votes from Biden:

https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-faces-disastrous-defeat-if-rfk-jr-runs-third-party-candidate-1828858

[-] orclev@lemmy.world 18 points 10 months ago

I don't believe a word of that purely because it's claiming 25% of Democrats they polled said they'd vote for RFK Jr. as their top pick. There's absolutely no way a quarter of Democrats support that lunatic.

[-] njm1314@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Most people are way dumber than you think.

[-] alcyoneous@midwest.social 10 points 10 months ago

I don’t disagree, but with 998 people polled, it’s not that reliable. To add to that, Rasmussen reports ran the poll and they have a rightward lean, so definitely doubtful of this polling.

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