Robert Kennedy Jr will no longer run in the Democratic primaries, but as an independent. It could cause Biden to lose
Environmental lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr., son of slain Sen. Robert Kennedy and nephew of slain President John F. Kennedy, said Monday that he will run for president as an independent and withdraw his bid in the Democratic primary, adding to uncertainty to the 2024 race heading into a likely rematch between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.
Speaking on Monday from Independence Mall in Philadelphia, where America's founding documents were adopted, Kennedy said there was a "rising wave of discontent" in the country and said he wanted to make a "new Declaration of Independence" – by multinationals, the media and the two main political parties.
“I come here today to declare our independence from the tyranny of corruption that deprives us of affordable lives, our faith in the future, and our respect for each other,” Kennedy said. “But to do that I must first declare my independence. Independence from the PD and all other political parties."
Kennedy, a member of one of the most famous Democratic families in politics, was running a long-shot primary bid and has better credibility and acceptance ratings among Republicans than Democrats. His entry into the field certainly fractures the Democrats, whose leaders would have literally done anything to not see him as a candidate. at the same time many of his positions are also appreciated by a wing of the Republicans, for example the most populist and skeptical one on vaccination obligations.
His entry into the field makes the next campaign much more uncertain and interesting, and his candidacy could exceed the dialing code percentage that independent candidates usually get in the USA.
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