RFK Jr. Starting New Political Parties In Effort To Expand Ballot Access

[Sharky1203]

Topline​

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign announced Tuesday he is working to create a new political party—the We The People party—in several states in an effort to get on the ballot in those states with fewer signatures than would otherwise be required.

Key Facts​

Kennedy Jr. filed paperwork to create the “We the People” party in California, Delaware, Hawaii, Mississippi and North Carolina, and filed to make the “Texas Independent Party” in Texas, according to a statement from his campaign.
The campaign said it is forming the parties in some states because “the party ballot access requires fewer signatures (than running as an individual candidate) and is therefore the most direct path to ballot access in those states.”

At least two of those states require party registration to get on the ballot, according to the New York Times, meaning Kennedy Jr. will need to get about 75,000 voters in California to register with the party in order to gain ballot access, and about 770 voters to do so in Delaware.
His campaign said overall the political party route will reduce the total number of signatures he needs to get on the ballot in every state by about 330,000.

Big Number​

1. That’s how many states Kennedy Jr. has already qualified to be on the ballot in, according to the New York Times. Kennedy Jr. collected the 1,000 required signatures in Utah earlier this month.

Key Background​

Kennedy Jr. began his presidential run as a Democratic candidate last April, but switched to run as an independent candidate in October—abandoning his family’s long history with the Democratic Party, after attracting much of his support from far-right online circles. After initially launching his campaign as a Democrat, though, Kennedy Jr. criticized both parties, saying their leaders are corrupt, as is the two-party system as a whole. A longshot candidate for the presidential race this year, he has also spent years promoting conspiracy theories about things ranging from Covid-19 and the efficacy of vaccines generally to alleging that the wrong person could have been convicted of killing his father.

Surprising Fact​

Kennedy Jr. pulls in about 15% support in three-way polling with President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump on the ballot, according to the latest RealClearPolitics polling average.

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[Chishawk1425]

 

[hawkdave007]

Evidently in some states he needs a running mate in order to get on the ballot. Apparently Andrew Yang has been offered and is ... considering it (???).


Will Andrew Yang join Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s ticket as the third-party hopeful’s VP? Probably not, but that apparently hasn’t stopped Kennedy from trying.

Puck News reports that at the end of January, Kennedy called Yang and asked if he would want to be his number two. According to the outlet, Yang was “noncommittal on the call,” and is extremely unlikely to team up with Kennedy for a couple pretty big reasons. For starters, Yang has been a vocal proponent of Dean Phillips, and endorsed the Democratic candidate last month. Then there’s the fact that Kennedy is famously anti-vaccine—and once claimed that Anne Frank had more options than anti-vaxxers—whereas Yang was a major advocate of COVID vaccines and vaccine passports.

According to Puck, though, Kennedy has cast a wide net for a number two, and has been “calling everyone.” And while Yang appears likely to say no, the Kennedy scion very much needs someone to say yes, as a number of states require candidates to have a VP nominee in order to get on the ballot.

In an interview with NBC News that aired on Monday, Kennedy said he would announce a running mate within 30 days. He also said he will not drop out even if polls show him drawing considerable votes from Joe Biden or Donald Trump. “I’m not going to bow out of the race,” he declared. “I think Americans should have a choice—that they shouldn’t be forced to choose the least of two evils. That they should be able to vote in a democracy, or for candidates that they like, that inspire them and who they want to run.”

Andrew Yang Probably Won’t Accept RFK Jr.’s VP Offer: Report

Yang was apparently “noncommittal” when Kennedy called him to ask.

www.vanityfair.com

 

[Chishawk1425]

Evidently in some states he needs a running mate in order to get on the ballot. Apparently Andrew Yang has been offered and is ... considering it (???).


Will Andrew Yang join Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s ticket as the third-party hopeful’s VP? Probably not, but that apparently hasn’t stopped Kennedy from trying.

Puck News reports that at the end of January, Kennedy called Yang and asked if he would want to be his number two. According to the outlet, Yang was “noncommittal on the call,” and is extremely unlikely to team up with Kennedy for a couple pretty big reasons. For starters, Yang has been a vocal proponent of Dean Phillips, and endorsed the Democratic candidate last month. Then there’s the fact that Kennedy is famously anti-vaccine—and once claimed that Anne Frank had more options than anti-vaxxers—whereas Yang was a major advocate of COVID vaccines and vaccine passports.

According to Puck, though, Kennedy has cast a wide net for a number two, and has been “calling everyone.” And while Yang appears likely to say no, the Kennedy scion very much needs someone to say yes, as a number of states require candidates to have a VP nominee in order to get on the ballot.

In an interview with NBC News that aired on Monday, Kennedy said he would announce a running mate within 30 days. He also said he will not drop out even if polls show him drawing considerable votes from Joe Biden or Donald Trump. “I’m not going to bow out of the race,” he declared. “I think Americans should have a choice—that they shouldn’t be forced to choose the least of two evils. That they should be able to vote in a democracy, or for candidates that they like, that inspire them and who they want to run.”

Andrew Yang Probably Won’t Accept RFK Jr.’s VP Offer: Report

Yang was apparently “noncommittal” when Kennedy called him to ask.

www.vanityfair.com

Yang is a joke.

 

[FAUlty Gator]

Yang is a joke.

Get him @Menace Sockeyes

 

[Menace Sockeyes]

Yang is a joke.

Get him @Menace Sockeyes

Yeah, no way is Yang joining RFK Jr. He was probably too polite to tell him to eff off, and was happy enough to let him fail on his own. One of his initiatives while running for mayor was a strong push to vaccinate all New Yorkers, including free vaccines and even a paid sick day program for the day after vax. (NYC is so dumb for choosing Adams over Yang)…

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