Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign The failed lawsuit against Daily Kos This plan to reveal the identities of community members who dared to criticize association with neo-Nazis in Berlin was taken seriously by the political press.
He enjoyed favorable support among the people. Republicans and often They rejoiced over his anti-vaccination activism and criticism of President Joe Biden. Financing mainly Republican megadonors They are trying to take away Biden’s support. Pew Research Center Poll He received 15% of the national vote.
Now he is all but forgotten, a loser who unsuccessfully tried to trade favor for both. Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris to a cabinet post.
Kennedy, as we have long established, is a bad guy. He blames America’s gun epidemic. Caused Video games and antidepressants Wifi mobile phone Causes brain tumors(My father died of glioma before Wi-Fi and cell phones were widespread.) Kennedy believes that chemicals in drinking water Making people gay and transgender. he said Mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations are worse than Nazi Germany: “In Hitler’s Germany you could still cross the Alps into Switzerland, you could still hide in an attic like Anne Frank.”
Can someone please tell him what happened to Anne Frank?
He further added: think I am a CIA agent.
And all of this is before we get to his extremely dangerous anti-vaccination activism. March 2021 Report A study by the Digital Hate Countermeasures Center, which monitors online hate speech and misinformation, found that just 12 people were responsible for 73% of vaccine misinformation on Facebook. Number two on that list? Kennedy. He was recently featured in PolitiFact’s 2023 “Lie of the YearKnown for accumulating conspiracy theories.
It’s a stretch to think that Kennedy would hurt the Democratic presidential candidate. Not only do his views often align with the right-wing QAnon conspiracy theorists, but his coverage has also been dominated by right-wing media. In fact, his presence in conservative media has been so strong that even the Trump campaign has sounded the alarm.
“This is disturbing and defies logic,” said Chris LaCivita, co-director of the Trump campaign. said Politico.
“They see a powerful ecosystem on the right that can draw votes,” Matt Gorman, a former communications adviser to South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott’s presidential campaign, told Politico. “I think it’s easy for Republicans to delude themselves into thinking, ‘Oh, he’s just taking votes away from Biden.’ No, he’s going after everybody.”
A Politico analysis of Kennedy’s media appearances in the first four months of 2024 found that nearly half of his 69 media appearances were with right-wing outlets.
The joke is on them: Kennedy has received a disproportionate amount of support from Trump. April poll The investigation, conducted for NBC News, showed that the alignment between Kennedy, his base, and Trump was especially clear when the two met at the Republican National Convention in July, facilitated by former Fox News host Tucker Carlson. That meeting should tell you all you need to know.
This is The New York Times:
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. met with former President Donald J. Trump in Milwaukee on Monday, a notable encounter just hours before Mr. Trump officially became the Republican nominee.
Kennedy’s campaign confirmed the meeting after early reports about it sparked speculation that Kennedy might drop out of the race and support Trump.
The article was published on July 15th, exactly one week later. The Washington Post During that meeting and other conversations, Kennedy and Trump reportedly discussed Kennedy’s endorsement and a potential role in a second Trump administration, possibly a Cabinet post.
The Washington Post also reported Thursday that Kennedy had contacted the Harris campaign to request a meeting with the vice president.Kennedy campaign officials said the purpose of the meeting was to discuss the possibility of him endorsing her campaign and joining her administration, possibly as a Cabinet secretary, if she wins.
Trump has rejected Kennedy (for now), Harris’s team won’t even try to have a conversation with him, and Harris and her allies have, unsurprisingly, basically ignored him. Can you imagine it’s delusional to even ask?
Kennedy has no choice. He Nowhere to be found On the trail. His The campaign collapsedHis poll numbers are Fluctuating around 10% Biden’s approval rating was dropping before he gave up on reelection, but it has plummeted since Harris entered the race. 5% rangeHis friends in the conservative media Dump HimAnd the only time he is talked about now is when his weirdness is highlighted. Brain worm! Dead Bear Cub! Allegedly eating a dog!
No, the bear cub story wasn’t just strange: he was trying to preempt the New Yorker article. Video Publishing The rumor that he told Roseanne Barr was true. Racist The only people who talk to him are comedians.
Kennedy is only in the 2024 election cycle because right-wing media and donors are pushing him, and traditional media is taking the bait.
Now, the fad is over and he is back in disgrace.
