Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Continue His 2024 Presidential Campaign

RFK Jr. STILL in PRESIDENTIAL Race

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an independent presidential candidate, announced on Friday that he would continue his campaign for the 2024 election, despite speculations that he was contemplating withdrawing his candidacy and embracing Donald Trump, a candidate for the Republican nomination.

 

“I’m in it to win it. I lead in popularity and independents are now the largest voting bloc. Momentum is shifting in my favor as I close in on ballot access in all 50 states,” Kennedy wrote on X.

 

“I look forward to challenging President Trump and the DNC nominee at the next debate,” he added.

 

RFK Jr. was responding to the chair of Students for Trump Ryan Fournier, who wrote, “BREAKING: RFK Jr canceled multiple campaign events, and is to drop out and potentially endorse Donald J. Trump.”

 

In a subsequent post, Fournier stated that he was referring to an item published in Politico that did not provide any relevant sources and asserted that Kennedy had canceled campaign appearances.

A phone call between the independent candidate and Trump took place earlier in  July, during which the two discussed the possibility of Kennedy holding a post within Trump’s administration, as reported by the Washington Post.

 

Based on the information provided by the outlet, the role would be tied to health.

 

The information provided by Kennedy indicates that he is continuing with his campaign. Even though he was on a sufficient number of state ballots, he was not able to participate in the most recent presidential debate, which was held against President Trump and Vice President Biden.

 

Following Biden’s withdrawal from the run for the presidency and his endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris as his successor on Sunday, the schedule for a second presidential debate is currently in limbo. Trump stated on Thursday that he would not settle the specifics of another debate until the Democratic National Committee votes on the official nominee who will be running for president.

 

Since late June, when Trump and Biden held their debate in Atlanta, polls have shown that Kennedy’s performance in national five-way matches has decreased marginally among the candidates. The data provided by RealClearPolitics indicates that he is now averaging 6.9 percent.

 

Kennedy is now running at 5 percent in the most recent poll conducted by the New York Times and Sienna College, which was taken after Biden withdrew from the race.

 

It is the goal of Kennedy’s campaign to be included on the ballots in every state. On his campaign website, he claims that his staff has either finished the petitioning procedure in all fifty states or is currently in the process of doing so.