Tag Archives: independents

Trump accuses RFK Jr. of being a 'Democrat plant' and 'wasted protest vote'

Former President Donald Trump is speaking out aggressively against independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who he claims is a Democratic Party “plant.” Trump made the accusations on Friday night via his proprietary social media platform, Truth Social. “RFK Jr. is a Democrat “Plant,” a Radical Left Liberal who’s been put in place in order to help Crooked Joe …

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RFK Jr railing against 'racially rancid' voter ID laws in unearthed writings

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has been a longtime opponent of requiring voters to show proof of identification to cast a ballot, a number of his resurfaced writings and interviews show. The material reviewed by Fox News Digital was published throughout 2008 in the run-up to that year’s presidential election, and included Kennedy referencing voter ID laws as …

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WATCH: Anti-Biden protester derails Kennedy interview with blood-curdling screams

An interview with a prominent Kennedy family member was derailed by an anti-Biden protester on Thursday with blood-curdling screams. Speaking with liberal outlet CNN ahead of her family offering its endorsement of President Biden in Philadelphia, Kerry Kennedy — the sister of independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — was overshadowed by a male protester yelling unintelligibly immediately behind …

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Kennedy family chooses politics over family with endorsement in 2024 presidential race

Members of the iconic Kennedy family, a longtime staple in American politics, announced a major endorsement in the 2024 presidential race on Thursday — a move that came as a snub to one of their own seeking the White House. Half a dozen Kennedy family members appeared alongside President Biden at an event in Philadelphia to publicly back him over …

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No Labels declines to field candidate in 2024 presidential sweeps: 'A hero never emerged'

The bipartisan centrist political group No Labels announced Thursday it would decline to field a presidential candidate in the 2024 election. No Labels National Political Director Joe Cunningham, a former Democratic congressman from South Carolina, told Fox News the decision was not made lightly. “Let me say, it’s not for lack of trying,” Cunningham “The short answer is that to …

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RFK Jr.'s running mate an 'unknown quantity' with 'deep pockets' as GOP, Dems fear spoiler campaign: experts

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s running mate, Nicole Shanahan, presents several areas of appeal to key constituencies for both President Biden and former President Trump, as Democrats and Republicans look to stave off Kennedy’s campaign for president. “Shanahan is an unknown quantity,” said Kevin Madden, former senior adviser to Utah Sen. Mitt Romney’s presidential campaigns in 2008 and 2012. “If she …

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Republicans and Democrats panic to quickly define 'spoiler' candidate RFK Jr

Democrats and Republicans alike are scrambling to define Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s independent presidential bid and ascribe his views to the other ideological side before he is able to introduce himself to the 2024 electorate. “The only thing they know is that he’s Robert Kennedy’s son,” said Allan Lichtman, a historian and distinguished professor of history at American University. As …

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Simply 'Lieberman': The independent and enigmatic politics of the late Connecticut Democrat

As I write this, I’m befuddled as to how to identify the late Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman. He died from a fall at age 82 in New York this week. For writing purposes, do I stylize him as “Sen. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn.?” Or do I write “Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn.?” This subject vexed me for years. It became even more …

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. expected to announce wealthy female entrepreneur as vice presidential running mate

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is expected to announce his presidential running mate on Tuesday. According to several reports, Kennedy intends to name attorney and entrepreneur Nicole Shanahan as his vice presidential candidate in an announcement scheduled for Tuesday at 2 p.m. ET in Oakland, California. The New York Times and NBC News reported that Kennedy selected Shanahan …

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Dem campaign call reveals panic mode over RFK Jr.'s White House bid, scramble to save Biden re-election hopes

Democrats appear to be in panic mode as they scramble to save President Biden’s re-election hopes from the threat of independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign, a call hosted by the Democratic National Committee (DNC) revealed Tuesday afternoon. The call with members of the press took place immediately after Kennedy announced tech entrepreneur Nicole Shanahan as his vice presidential …

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