Independent presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr.’s running mate has donated $8 million to his campaign to strengthen voting access heading into November, once again increasing the pair’s war chests.
Nicole Shanahan, the attorney Kennedy chose to be his vice president in March, donated another $8 million last month to support the campaign’s efforts to get out the vote in all 50 states.
The Silicon Valley lawyer announced the donation while speaking on a comedy show. tennessee on Wednesday night.
“This is not just about funding our own campaigns,” she said in a statement. statement Following a Tennessee fundraising event held at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. “We want to free presidential elections from the monopolistic grip of the existing two-party system and revitalize American democracy.”
Mr. Shanahan has gradually stepped up his campaign, once donating $2 million to his campaign just one day after receiving the nomination from Mr. Kennedy in late March. Under current federal election law, candidates can make unlimited contributions to their campaigns and are not required to adhere to the $6,600 personal limit.
According to Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings, she has supported Mr. Kennedy’s bid for the White House with direct campaign funds and has also supported Mr. Kennedy’s bid for the White House with American Values, an outside group that supports independent candidates. He also donated $4 million to fund Super Bowl ads released by 2024.
Kennedy’s independent campaign plans to have votes cast in all 50 states by election night, hoping to put their candidate on the debate stage with President Biden and former President Trump.
President Kennedy condemned his exclusion from this week’s debate, claiming the development “undermines democracy.”
His campaign said it has so far collected enough signatures to put it on the ballot in 14 states.
“Both the cost and time and resources involved in accessing the ballot are one of the establishment’s most powerful cudgel against independent political thought,” campaign manager Amaryllis Kennedy said in a statement. Ta. “Americans are demanding an alternative to the broken status quo, and we are excited to leverage these funds and get them across the finish line in all 50 states and Washington, D.C. .”
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