| Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for President 2024 | |
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| Campaign | 2024 U.S. presidential election 2024 Democratic primaries (until October 9, 2023) |
| Candidate | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Environmental lawyer (for President) Nicole Shanahan Lawyer and technologist (for Vice President) |
| Affiliation | Independent Democratic Party (until October 9, 2023) |
| Announced | April 19, 2023 |
| Suspended | August 23, 2024[a] |
| Headquarters | Walpole, Massachusetts[1] |
| Key people | Amaryllis Fox Kennedy (campaign manager) Dennis Kucinich (campaign manager until October 13, 2023)[2] Charles Eisenstein (senior advisor)[3] John E. Sullivan (treasurer)[4] Del Bigtree (communications director)[5] Stefanie Spear (campaign press secretary)[6] |
| Receipts | US$44,029,356.48[7] (April 30, 2024) |
| Slogan | Declare Your Independence[8] Heal the Divide The Remedy Is Kennedy The America That Almost Was, and Yet May Be America Strong Make America Healthy Again[9] |
| Website | |
| kennedy24 | |
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced his campaign for the 2024 United States presidential election on April 19, 2023.[10] An environmental lawyer,[11] writer, and member of the Kennedy family, he is known for advocating anti-vaccine misinformation[12][13][14] and public health conspiracy theories.[15] He initially ran for the Democratic Party nomination, but announced on October 9, 2023, that he would run as an independent candidate.[16] On March 26, 2024, Kennedy announced Nicole Shanahan as his running mate. On August 23, Kennedy largely suspended his campaign and endorsed Donald Trump.
Kennedy holds a diverse set of traditionally conservative, liberal, and libertarian views, in addition to his conspiracy theories.[12][17][18] Kennedy initially received support from independents and youth,[19] while also drawing significant support from Republican donors and Trump allies who believed he would serve as a spoiler for Biden.[20] His campaign also received strong support and praise from various tech industry executives in Silicon Valley.[21][22][23] Reactions to his campaign from his extended family were largely negative.[24][25]
On August 23, 2024, Kennedy largely suspended his campaign and endorsed the campaign of the Republican nominee, former president Donald Trump.[26] Kennedy also said he planned to remove his name from the ballot in ten swing states but that his name would remain on the ballot in most states.[27] Kennedy was able to remove his name from almost all swing states.[28] The next month, Kennedy began to withdraw from safe Republican-leaning states, to give the Trump campaign a better chance of winning.
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- ^ "FEC Form 2 Statement of Candidacy". April 5, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
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NYT2023-10-13was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Goldberg, Michelle (July 5, 2023). "Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Coalition of the Distrustful". The New York Times. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ Bradner, Eric; Wright, David (April 5, 2023). "Robert F. Kennedy Jr. files paperwork to run for president as a Democrat". CNN. Archived from the original on April 15, 2023.
- ^ Irwin, Lauren (January 2, 2024). "Leading anti-vaccine activist joins RFK Jr. campaign as communications director". The Hill. Archived from the original on January 3, 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
- ^ Trudo, Hanna (May 11, 2024). "Here are the states where RFK Jr. says he has made the ballot". The Hill. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
- ^ "Report of Receipts and Disembursements – Team Kennedy". FEC. May 17, 2024.
- ^ "Kennedy24 website". October 9, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ "Mahanow website". October 10, 2024. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ "Robert Kennedy Jr. Announces 2024 Presidential Campaign". C-SPAN. April 19, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
- ^ Stolberg, Sheryl Gay (April 17, 2023). "Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Soon to Announce White House Run, Sows Doubts About Vaccines". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- ^ a b The Anti-Vaxx Playbook (PDF) (Report). Center for Countering Digital Hate. 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 9, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- ^ Mnookin, Seth (January 11, 2017). "How Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Distorted Vaccine Science". Scientific American. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
- ^ Smith, Michelle R. (December 15, 2021). "How a Kennedy built an anti-vaccine juggernaut amid COVID-19". Associated Press. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
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- Oshin, Olafimihan (January 23, 2022). "Auschwitz Memorial says RFK Jr. speech at anti-vaccine rally exploits Holocaust tragedy". The Hill. Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
During a speech at the rally, Kennedy, a conspiracy theorist and prominent anti-vaxxer, warned of a massive surveillance network being created with satellites in space and 5G mobile networks collecting data.
- "Cheryl Hines Blasts Husband RFK Jr. for Holocaust Remark". The Wrap. January 25, 2022. Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
Cheryl Hines has publicly condemned a statement made by her husband Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a rally on Sunday, in which the environmental lawyer and conspiracy theorist likened COVID regulations to the Holocaust.
- "Guests urged to be vaccinated at anti-vaxxer Robert F Kennedy Jr's party". The Guardian. December 18, 2021. Archived from the original on December 18, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
The younger Kennedy has campaigned on environmental issues but is also a leading vaccines conspiracy theorist and activist against shots including those approved to combat Covid-19, which has killed more than 805,000 in the US and more than 5.3 million worldwide.
- Dorn, Sara. "RFK Jr. Makes Unfounded Claims About Mass Shootings, Covid-19: Here Are All The Conspiracies He Promotes". Forbes. Archived from the original on June 22, 2023. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- Oshin, Olafimihan (January 23, 2022). "Auschwitz Memorial says RFK Jr. speech at anti-vaccine rally exploits Holocaust tragedy". The Hill. Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ Gibson, Brittany; Zhang, Andrew (October 9, 2023). "RFK Jr. announces he will run as an independent candidate". Politico. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ Trudo, Hanna (October 25, 2023). "RFK Jr. lurches right with independent 2024 bid". The Hill. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
- ^ Pengelly, Martin (October 6, 2023). "Robert F Kennedy Jr announced as speaker at hard-right CPAC event". The Guardian. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ "2024 Presidential Race Stays Static In The Face Of Major Events, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; RFK Jr. Receives 22% As Independent Candidate In 3-Way Race". Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. November 1, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
With minority and younger voters seeming intrigued, Kennedy, for now, enjoys the kind of demographic support his charismatic father and uncles generated decades ago
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- ^ Robertson, Derek (June 7, 2023). "RFK Jr. crashes the techno-politics party". Politico. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
- ^ "Why Silicon Valley Moguls Are Backing Kennedy's Presidential Run". The New York Times. June 29, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspended his independent campaign for the White House and endorsed Donald Trump on Friday, a late-stage shakeup of the race that could give the former president a modest boost from Kennedy's supporters ... However, he made clear that he wasn't formally ending his bid and said his supporters could continue to back him in the majority of states where they are unlikely to sway the outcome.
- ^ Trudo, Hannah; Mueller, Julia (August 23, 2024). "RFK Jr. suspends campaign, throws support behind Trump". The Hill. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
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