RFK Jr. says he won’t run Libertarian 

Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy is refusing to run for president on the Libertarian Party amidst speculation, his campaign confirmed to Sunday’s The Hill newspaper.

“Mr. Kennedy is aligned with the Libertarian Party on many areas, including strong stances on civil liberties and keeping the country away from foreign wars,” a spokesperson for Mr. Kennedy told The Hill. “Mr. Kennedy, however, is not considering joining the Libertarian ticket. He is running as an independent candidate and will be on the ballot in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.”

ABC News is first person to report Decided.

“We would do that, I don’t think we would have any problem with voting ourselves, so I don’t think I would run as a Libertarian,” Kennedy said. told ABC News reporter Saturday.

He spoke from Iowa, where he convened hundreds of Iowa voters from at least 25 counties to gain access to the state’s ballot, the Associated Press reported.

The Associated Press added that Utah is the only state where he has been confirmed to be on the ballot so far.

Speculation about a possible Libertarian candidacy against Kennedy increased after he spoke at the Libertarian Party’s annual convention in California last month. Sources told The Hill last month that he made the transition casually after gaining support from party members, strategists and activists.

Kennedy, who switched from being a Democrat to becoming an independent last fall, is aiming to appear on ballots nationwide for President Biden and former President Trump. He has repeatedly argued that the party’s presumptive candidates are unfit to continue in office.

Kennedy is currently polling ahead of other third-party candidates, but polling compiled by Decision Desk Headquarters and The Hill shows his The numbers are going down.

As of Sunday, his approval rating was about 7.7%, compared to Trump’s 41.8% and Biden’s 40.8%. A similar poll last month showed Mr. Kennedy’s approval rating at about 11%.