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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s campaign is spotlighting that nan independent statesmanlike campaigner has moved a measurement person to his extremity of getting connected nan ballot successful each 50 states.
The run of nan longtime biology activistic and high-profile vaccine skeptic, who is nan scion of nan nation's astir storied governmental dynasty, connected Thursday showcased that he has made the ballot successful Michigan.
The authorities is 1 of 7 important wide predetermination battlegrounds that will apt determine nan result of nan 2024 predetermination rematch betwixt President Biden and erstwhile President Donald Trump.
The run announced that Kennedy and his moving mate, Nicole Shanahan, person been nominated by nan Natural Law Party, a mini statement pinch ballot entree successful Michigan. Trump carried nan Great Lakes State by a razor-thin separator successful his 2016 statesmanlike predetermination victory, and Biden narrowly captured nan authorities 4 years later, arsenic he won nan White House successful 2020.
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Presidential campaigner Robert F. Kennedy Jr., right, waves connected shape pinch Nicole Shanahan, aft announcing her arsenic his moving mate, during a run event, Tuesday, March 26, 2024, successful Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
"He’s nan astir qualified campaigner successful nan modern-day history of America," Natural Law Party Chairman Doug Dern said successful a connection released by nan Kennedy campaign. "We invited Mr. Kennedy and Ms. Shanahan to nan party."
The Michigan Secretary of State's agency confirmed to Fox News that nan Natural Law Party had revenge their documents pinch nan Bureau of Elections and that Kennedy will look connected nan ballot successful November.
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The Kennedy run announced that Kennedy will "celebrate his ballot entree win" this Sunday erstwhile he hosts "A Night of Laughter" drama show astatine a theatre extracurricular of Detroit.
Michigan becomes nan 2nd authorities wherever Kennedy, a Democrat turned independent, has officially qualified for nan ballot, following Utah. And his run said that Kennedy has collected capable signatures to meet ballot entree thresholds successful nan battlegrounds of North Carolina and Nevada, nan plaything authorities of New Hampshire, arsenic good arsenic Nebraska, Iowa, Idaho and Hawaii.
While attaining a spot connected nan ballot is simply a costly and time-consuming task for independent candidates, Kennedy run property caput Stefanie Spear precocious emphasized, "We person nan section teams, volunteers, ineligible teams, paid circulators, supporters and strategists fresh to get nan occupation done."
Kennedy is polling successful nan double digits successful immoderate nationalist surveys and successful polls successful immoderate of nan cardinal wide predetermination battlegrounds — higher than immoderate different third-party aliases independent White House contender since Ross Perot much than 3 decades ago.
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The Biden campaign and nan Democratic National Committee — which precocious brought connected seasoned communicators to target third-party and independent candidates — person many times slammed Kennedy arsenic a imaginable spoiler whose supporters could manus Donald Trump a statesmanlike predetermination triumph successful November.
"We are doing everything successful our powerfulness to get President Biden and Vice President Harris re-elected. It's captious that we return earnestly each imaginable obstacle to that goal," Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Austin Davis emphasized successful a caller convention telephone pinch reporters. "And fto maine beryllium clear, that's precisely what Robert F. Kennedy is successful this election. He's a spoiler."
The threat of Kennedy serving arsenic a spoiler for nan Trump run is peculiarly acute successful Michigan, wherever an activistic group called Listen to Michigan is pushing for Democrats to cull a 2nd Biden presidency complete his support for Israel successful nan warfare successful Gaza. Michigan is location to nan highest per capita Muslim organization successful nan U.S.
Independent statesmanlike campaigner Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks astatine a Cesar Chavez Day arena astatine Union Station connected March 30, 2024, successful Los Angeles, California. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Plenty of pundits and pollsters are making nan lawsuit that Kennedy besides could airs a akin problem for Trump, nan presumptive Republican statesmanlike nominee.
And successful caller weeks, nan erstwhile president's run has characterized Kennedy, whose populism connected immoderate issues seems akin to Trump's, arsenic a far-left politician.
Trump precocious charged that Kennedy was "the astir Radical Left Candidate successful nan race, by far."
On Thursday, respective members of nan Kennedy family appeared pinch President Biden successful Philadelphia to connection their nationalist endorsement for nan President complete Robert Kennedy Jr.
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Paul Steinhauser is simply a authorities newsman based successful New Hampshire.
