RFK Jr.’s Trojan Horse Campaign.
On the Ballot in Michigan.
For months we’ve said that RFK Jr. is the biggest threat to Biden’s re-election. Now that he’s gained ballot access in Michigan, it’s time to go beyond the vaccine headlines to examine Kennedy the nascent politician and what his candidacy means to this election cycle. Just as the pollsters missed several important cues during the 2016 election, we might be underestimating the impact Kennedy has beyond his loyal environmental and anti-vaccine followers the media focuses on.
Show Notes
Resources
- FiveThirtyEight: 2016 Election Forecast
- Associate Press: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. secures ballot access in battleground state of Michigan
- New York Times: The Ex-Bernie Sanders Pollster Raising Alarms About R.F.K. Jr.’s Appeal Among Latinos and Young Voters
- Quinnipiac Poll: Is Democracy In The U.S. Working? It's A Toss-Up, But Voters Don't See It Ending In Their Lifetimes
- The Conversation: Anti-vaccination beliefs don’t follow the usual political polarization
- Wired: RFK Jr.’s Very Online, Conspiracy-Filled Campaign
- New York Times: R.F.K. Jr.’s Environmental Colleagues Urge Him to Drop Presidential Bid
- CNN: Kennedy family brushes off RFK Jr.’s campaign as they endorse Biden
Image Source
- Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Changes were made.
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