I am NOT surprised with this….
The son of Bobby Kenny IS in most respects a closet Republican….
“Members of Donald Trump’s team are quietly preparing to go on offense against Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as internal campaign polling suggests his expected third party bid could draw more votes from Trump than President Joe Biden in a general election,” Semaforreports.
“Semafor has not independently reviewed the polling. One person close to Trump’s campaign said it showed that Kennedy took more votes from Trump than left-wing independent Cornel West drew from Biden when both were tested.”
Earlier for members: Democrats Shouldn’t Fear RFK Jr.
image….Fox News
RFK Jr. is no more a “closet Republican” than his grandpa Joe was.
He just inherited the gene that makes him embrace or admire fascists and despots.
It might be more accurate to say that Trump is a “closet Kennedy.”
I stand by the ‘closet Republican’ definition….
So does Trump evidently
I would bet that if RFK Jr and Mitt Romney both jumped into the GOP Presidential race tomorrow RFK Jr would outpoll Mitt–and its wouldn’t be close.
Do you dispute that CG?
Depends if Trump is in the field or not. If Trump were in the field (plus DeSantis and Vivek), RFK Jr would not really have any sort of base. Romney would at least have something.
Now, would you vote for Romney over Kennedy if they were your choices?
If Romney and RFK Jr were somehow the only 2 choices on the ballot I would definitely vote for Mitt.
Of course. Antivax dipshits are almost all Republican now.
Interesting that rich Republicans have fueled little Bobby’s campaign. They may regret that they helped create a monster.
I also find it interesting that like Brigadoon every four years the thought of a third party wakes up some people and gets their motor going (if that’s even possible anymore without a blue pill).
We should all just acknowledge that both Trump and Biden have locked up their respective nominations and decide if we are going to vote for the Democrat or the Autocrat (the wannabe dictator).
Twice now third parties have given us the worst Presidents of our lives. Wanna go go a trifecta??
But I agree, up until now the anti-vax people have been Republican.
I still say the only way a third party actually swings with the big dogs, as opposed to playing spoiler, is a Finley/Gross ticket. 😉
Hysterical! That’s great, gross it is.
If asked….I will NOT Run
If picked…I will NOT serve ❗️
In all seriousness, Democrats will owe a lot to RFK Jr if he actually goes through on running third party. Biden already has a strong record of achievement, and if Kennedy sucks away 3-5% at Trump’s expense(Republicans who don’t really want to vote for him, but don’t want Biden either), that’s a 2008 style landslide in the making.
All the early polls foretelling doom for Democrats will be forgotten or laughed at in retrospect(Dukakis +17!).
Media has been trying to whip up a political horse race against Biden……
Won’t work…….
Right now?
It’s a 2020 rematch with Trump carrying FOUR ARRESTS a half dozen Big Civil Trials and a steady loss his mind and the ability to attack people in public…..
Republicans have weak hands next year across the board nationally going into next years elections….
And keep repeating!
They ARE WORKING HARD to make things WORSE…..
I don’t think RFK Jr will still be in the race this time next year. A lot of these 3rd party candidacies die on the vine.
Agreed Scott
West seems to hae imploded already