Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki said third-party candidates, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., are a “huge problem” in President Joe Biden’s reelection bid.
Psaki is one of Biden’s “biggest threats” given Kennedy’s “beloved” name recognition and how many voters are unaware of his coronavirus vaccine rhetoric. insisted.
“But these third-party candidates are a huge, huge, huge, huge problem, and there are a lot of them,” Psaki said Thursday on “Morning Joe.” “If you look at RFK Jr., it’s a name recognition issue…and obviously in this country, I mean Georgia as one of them, the Kennedy name is beloved there. He People may not know much about the fact that he is an anti-vaxxer and a conspiracy theorist. They may not know it yet.”
“I mean, this is an aggressive effort, and the campaign has been working with the Democratic National Committee to push this forward. But this needs to be done broadly, and people need to shout it from the rooftops. “Because this is one of the biggest threats to Joe Biden’s re-election, these third-party candidates,” she continued.
Mr. Kennedy enjoys great favorability with Mr. Biden and former President Donald Trump, and did the same with Mr. Biden when he ran as a Democrat. Kennedy switched his affiliation to independent in October. (Related: Van Jones says RFK Jr.’s support in swing state could send “shockwaves through the Democratic Party”)
A Quinnipiac University poll on Nov. 1 showed Kennedy winning 22% of the vote in a three-way race against Biden and Trump. Trump’s approval rating was 39% and Biden’s 36%. He also outperformed both Biden and Trump with 36% among independent voters, compared to 31% for Trump and 30% for Biden.
Some Democrats blamed Green Rainbow Party candidate Jill Stein for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s loss to Trump in the 2016 presidential election. according to Go to Politico.
Current polls between the three candidates show Trump leading with 40.2%, with Biden not far behind at 38.%. according to To The Hill. President Kennedy currently has 10.2% approval, the newspaper reported.
