White House Hope Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will drop his bid to challenge President Biden for the Democratic presidential nomination and instead launch a third-party campaign for president, according to a report.
The descendant of the Kennedy political dynasty plans to announce that he will run as an independent candidate on October 9 in Philadelphia, Mediaite reported on Friday.
“Bobby feels that the DNC is changing the rules to exclude his nomination so an independent run is the only way to go,” a Kennedy campaign insider told the outlet.
The 69-year-old environmental lawyer and anti-vaccine activist teased the “big announcement” in a video posted on YouTube Friday, in which he denounced “corruption” in “both parties.”
“How are we going to win against Washington’s vested interests?” RFK Jr added. “It’s not through playing games.”
Kennedy Jr., who launched his 2024 campaign in April, has reportedly been weighing a third-party run for weeks.
Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. seen campaigning near Austin, Texas, on September 24, 2023.ZUMAPRESS.com / MEGA
American Values 2024, the super PAC backing his presidential bid, has conducted a poll to determine his viability in a three-way race against Biden and former President Donald Trump, according to CNN.
RFK Jr. also met with Libertarian Party Chairwoman Angela McCardle in July, according to the New York Times, but she has since said that she is not committed to running as the party’s candidate.
Earlier this month, Kennedy Jr. argued that he was not given a fair chance in his bid to overtake the 80-year-old incumbent, writing in an open letter to Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison that the Democratic Party had “basically merged into one” with the Biden campaign.
Kennedy Jr. officially announced his candidacy for President on April 19, 2023, in Boston, Massachusetts. Getty Images
“Unfortunately, in recent years our party leaders have succumbed to the sirens of control,” Kennedy Jr. wrote.
“They have compromised the democratic principle of one person, one vote through repeated interference in primary elections. They have hijacked the party machinery and, in recent years, directed the power of censorship to their political opponents, raising political victories on the altar in lieu of honest democracy,” he added.
The White House candidate also slammed the DNC for changing the primary calendar, limiting voter access in Iowa and refusing to hold a Democratic primary debate.
RFK Jr. polled at about 15% in national polls, according to RealClearPolitics, well behind Biden’s 65% support.
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