Democratic strategist James Carville says independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s candidacy could do more damage to former President Trump than President Biden in an expected rematch in 2024. Stated.
“I actually think Bobby Kennedy might hurt Trump more,” Carville said. Said Mediaite highlighted it in a clip from Thursday’s MSNBC’s “The Beat with Ali Melber.”
The comments came as President Trump and his allies welcomed Mr. Kennedy’s campaign, suggesting that Mr. Kennedy is likely to steal votes from Mr. Biden in the general election.
“Kennedy is and always will be a radical leftist Democrat!!!” Great for MAGA, but the communists are going to make it very hard for him to get on the ballot.” Trump said in a post on Truth Social shortly after President Kennedy announced entrepreneur Nicole Shanahan as his running mate on Tuesday.
Carville said other third-party candidates could be more problematic for Biden.
“I think there’s a certain percentage of people in this country who say, ‘I’m fine with all F’s.’ So Biden isn’t going to get any ‘F’s for all’ votes, is he?” he said. “Right now, I’m worried about Cornel West and Jill Stein, because they’re going to get some of the ‘F it all’ votes, too.”
West is an independent candidate who launched the Justice Party in January. Mr. Stein is running again under the Green Party banner.
Polls suggest that RFK Jr. will do more damage to Biden than Trump in the general election, but the difference is only marginal.
Vivek Ramaswamy, a former Republican presidential primary candidate and entrepreneur, also said Wednesday that he thinks Kennedy’s bid for the White House “could be a good thing” for Trump.
“It should take votes away from Democrats. And I believe this should be a good development, not just for President Trump, but for this country,” he told Fox News host Sean Hannity. .
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