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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is reportedly hurting President Biden in the polls as he continues his independent campaign for the White House.
Kennedy initially faced Biden in the Democratic primary and did well in the polls despite not having a legitimate chance at winning the nomination.
But as The Political Insider reported at the time, “Gosh, if only someone could convince Kennedy to run as an independent.”
He did. But some readers were concerned that his anti-COVID vaccine views were so strongly tied to conservative views at the time that he could siphon votes away from Donald Trump.
The numbers don't seem to support that.
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Biden lost points in polls that included RFK Jr.
Republican candidate Trump has worked hard to make sure voters understand that RFK is more aligned with President Biden. The polls seem to be getting the message.
“RFK Jr was a lifelong leftist. He voted for Biden in the 2020 election, calls himself a “Kennedy Democrat” and has been donating to the Democratic Party since 1985, Trump campaign emails state. “He supported Hillary Clinton in her 2000 Senate run and her 2008 presidential run, and supported Trump over Trump in 2016.”
According to tipsterRFK initially took votes away from both candidates, but recent polls have made his role more clear.
“Recent polls most often show him helping Trump more than Biden nationally and in battleground states,” they wrote.
The outlet cites RealClearPolitics figures that show RFK is leading the race by nearly 4 points. This is an important change when discussing two candidates who have been at odds for some time.
“According to the RealClearPolitics national poll average, Trump led Biden by 1.6% (46.6-45.0%) in a two-candidate race, and by 5.4% (40.7-35.3%, Kennedy 12.3%) in a three-candidate race. . ” tipster Write.
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Kennedy's name alone
RealClearPolling on Tuesday also showed that President Trump was leading or tied with Biden in all swing states except Wisconsin.
With RFK in the poll, Wisconsin was a clean win for Trump, with Wisconsin going from +1 for Biden to +2 for Trump, a three-point swing, and Pennsylvania went from a tie to +6 for Trump.
That means he could significantly sway the election if he stays on. The name Kennedy alone seems to be enough to entice some Democrats to vote for RFK.
His family realizes this too. Kennedy was ostracized by the Klan for a time. But the heat has been heating up since he realized he could help Trump win.
RFK's sister is looking at the polls. She, too, is troubled by the thought that her own brother is stealing her Biden vote.
“I feel strongly that this is the most important election of our lifetime. And there's so much at stake that I think it's going to come down to a small number of votes and a small number of states,” Rory Kennedy told CNN.
“And I worry that just Bobby getting a certain percentage of the votes from Biden could change the election and lead to Trump winning.”
It will certainly be interesting to see how much pressure the Democrats put on him to drop out.
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