Democrats are struggling to save President Biden’s re-election hopes from threats from independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign, a conference call hosted by the Democratic National Committee (DNC) revealed Tuesday afternoon. , seems to be in a state of panic.
The call with reporters came shortly after President Kennedy announced the technology entrepreneur’s appointment. nicole shanahan At the rally in Oakland, California, running mates to President Kennedy participated as running mates, including Representative Robert Garcia of California, Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania Austin Davis, and Mallory of Michigan. All of them, including Senator McMorrow, were concerned that Kennedy was likely to undermine policy. Biden’s chances of re-election.
“We are doing everything in our power to reelect President Biden and Vice President Harris. It is important that we take seriously every possible obstacle to achieving that goal. And let me be clear: That’s exactly who Robert F. Kennedy is in this election. He’s a spoiler,” Davis said.
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Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Biden, and Kennedy’s running mate Nicole Shanahan. (Getty Images)
McMorrow agreed, saying it was important to join the call to share “how scary this campaign is and what it actually means on the ground for Michigan.” .
“His entry into the race means it’s more likely that Donald Trump will become president again,” she said.
At the beginning of the call, Mr. Garcia called Mr. Kennedy a “tinfoil hat conspiracy theorist.” He cited past skepticism about vaccines, particularly those aimed at combating the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, although much of Shanahan’s introduction as President Kennedy’s running mate focused on the health of Americans, especially children’s health, Shanahan’s “anti-health policies” accused of being
“He’s trying to rely on Trump’s big donors to really support this really spoiler campaign. I think he’s probably interested in trying to get Donald Trump elected. Maybe that’s what this is. And many of us don’t really get it, but he’s somebody.”As a serious person, you shouldn’t take that seriously.I mean, certainly his campaign is very dangerous.” said Mr. Garcia, appearing to develop his own conspiracy theory about Mr. Kennedy’s candidacy.
His reference to former President Donald Trump’s donors supporting Kennedy was Timothy, the Mellon Bank heir who has donated millions of dollars to outside groups supporting Trump’s third presidential bid.・It is highly likely that he is referring to Mr. Mellon. Last year, Mr. Mellon donated millions of dollars to American Values 2024, a super PAC supporting Mr. Kennedy.
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Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump arrives at an election night watch party at Mar-a-Lago on March 5, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Garcia continued to harp on Kennedy’s past positions on vaccines, calling Kennedy’s candidacy for president “disgusting and shameful” and calling for an end to his “horrible campaign.”
Davis also focused on Kennedy’s past vaccine rhetoric, but echoed Garcia’s theory about the origins of Kennedy’s campaign.
“The truth is that he was called into this campaign by some of Donald Trump’s biggest supporters, and this campaign is being funded by Mr. Trump’s biggest donors. That’s not just a coincidence.” he said. “He has no realistic path to winning Pennsylvania. All he can do is take votes away from President Biden and make it easier for Donald Trump to win. We can’t allow that to happen. I’m not going.”
Davis went on to accuse Kennedy of “deliberately” targeting Black people with “dangerous lies and conspiracy theories” about vaccines, adding that any suggestion that Kennedy is an ally of the black community is “straightforward.” “It’s outrageous and offensive.”
McMorrow later said, “Donald Trump can’t return to the White House. If people don’t see RFK for who he is, which is Donald Trump named after Kennedy, this is what will happen.” ” he added. ”
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People await the arrival of independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as he prepares to announce his vice presidential candidacy at the Henry J. Kaiser Event Center in Oakland, California on March 26, 2024. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
She went on to worry that Kennedy, like 2016 Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein, could spoil key battleground states like Michigan for Biden.
“You don’t need massive support to throw the election to Donald Trump. We saw Jill Stein win 50,000 votes in Michigan in 2016 and Hillary Clinton lose by 10,000 votes. I saw the octopus unfold. So this is this kind of campaign — and Mr. Kennedy. “He should be smart enough to know better. But I don’t think he is. I think ego gets in the way,” she said.
Earlier this month, the DNC began efforts to silence the threat of a third-party candidate, namely Mr. Kennedy, in the form of a team that is expected to aggressively counter with legal challenges and investigations of opponents. .
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Morgan & Morgan PA partners and 2024 independent presidential candidate (right) and 2024 independent vice president during an election event on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, in Oakland, California, USA. Candidate Nicole Shanahan. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Rhys Smith, a Democratic strategist who helped lead Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s 2020 campaign and is consulting the DNC on the project, was bombarded with X posts and reposts after Kennedy’s Tuesday speech. , calling the candidate a “spoiler” and sharing: The video accused Shanahan of donating millions of dollars to boost Kennedy before she was nominated as his running mate, making her his winning candidate.
Recent Polls show that Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Stein, and independent candidate Dr. Cornel West will garner significant support from both Mr. Biden and Mr. Trump, but Mr. Biden will receive the majority of potential votes. Looks like you’re at risk of losing it.
According to RealClearPolitics’ latest polling average, Kennedy is at 15% in a three-way race against Biden and Trump. On average, Trump leads Biden by 4 points.
In a five-way race that includes West and Stein, Kennedy has an approval rating of 11%, giving Trump a two-point lead over Biden.
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