Michigan has rejected a request by former independent 2024 presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to have his name removed from the state's ballot, even though his campaign has been suspended.
Sheri Hardmon, a senior spokeswoman for Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, said Tuesday that Kennedy, who appears on the state's ballot as the Natural Law Party's presidential candidate, cannot withdraw from the race.
Hardmon said Kennedy's status as a minority party candidate and the fact that his party cannot select new electors are reasons he should remain on the ballot.
“Candidates from minor parties cannot withdraw His name will remain on the ballot in the November election. Michigan election law requires that presidential electors be chosen at a state convention in the fall. “Fall state conventions must be held by the day of the primary election. The Natural Law Party held a convention to select electors for Robert Kennedy Jr. Because the primary election is over, we cannot meet at this point to select new electors,” Hardmon told The Daily Caller.
Kennedy made a campaign stop on Friday to support 2024 Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, accompanying him at a rally in Glendale, Arizona.
Kennedy said Vice President Kamala Harris has announced that she will remove her name from the ballot in battleground states to avoid helping defeat President Trump. (RELATED: 'It's OK to make fun of them': CNN panelist identifies voting bloc he says will help Trump win the White House)
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Robert Kennedy Jr. has formally endorsed President Trump.
Kennedy's name will not appear on the ballot in battleground states.
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“Pols have consistently shown that by remaining on the ballot in battleground states, I would likely hand the election to Democrats with whom I disagree on the most fundamental issues,” Kennedy said.
Harris currently leads Trump by 2 percentage points in Michigan. According to RealClearPolitics average of polling data. President Joe Biden Taken He won Michigan by 2.8% of the vote in 2020, reversing a state that Trump won in 2016.
President Trump added Kennedy to his presidential transition team on Tuesday. CNN Reported.
According to CNN, Trump also added former Democratic Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, who endorsed him on Monday, to his transition team. Kennedy said in a social media post on Sunday that Trump plans to announce other Democrats joining the campaign.
