CNN — Environmental lawyer and presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Monday his independent candidacy for president, officially ending his effort to defeat President Joe Biden in the Democratic primary in favor of a long-shot general election bid.
“I’m here to declare myself an independent candidate for president of the United States,” Kennedy said in remarks in Philadelphia.
I hope this splits the Trump vote so Dark Brandon will win
You would hope, but I don’t see many people following him from either side.
GOP won’t follow just for the association with the democrats despite the fact that he was a GOP plant meant to try to undermine democrats and justify “both sides are the same” horse shit.
All that “independent” funding is coming straight from republicans… What a joke. Worst of his family.
I forgot this man existed up until this news. I look forward to forgetting he exists again in the next few days.
I wish this failson would just fuck off already
This is the best summary I could come up with:
CNN previously reported Kennedy met with the chair of the Libertarian Party earlier this year to discuss their common beliefs.
In 1992, Texas businessman Ross Perot mounted one of the most successful independent presidential candidacies in recent history, which ended with him receiving 8% of the vote in the general election that was ultimately won by Bill Clinton.
The Republican National Committee issued a statement just prior to Kennedy’s announcement, characterizing him as “just another radical, far-left Democrat.”
Some of his siblings issued a joint statement on Monday, calling his decision to run against Biden in a general election “dangerous to our country.”
Attendees at Monday’s event spanned the ideological spectrum, with conservatives, liberals and independents all gathering in Philadelphia for the announcement.
Walter Rodriguez, a teacher from New Jersey who identifies as an independent, said he plans to support Kennedy if he’s on the ballot in his home state.
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Daaaaammmnnn yoooouuuu, Walter Rodriguez! lmao
This guy’s sounds like a crying 4 year old tattling on another kid who took his turn on the playground slide
