Staff Reports
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. seems to be on quite the wild goose chase, attempting to cozy up to Vice President Kamala Harris in hopes of snagging a job in her future Cabinet. This comes just a whisker after he had a chat with former President Donald Trump about his own potential position in a Trump administration. It appears Kennedy is trying to play both sides of the political fence, but the Harris camp has been less than receptive to his olive branch.
Kennedy’s team floated the idea of an endorsement deal where he would lend his support to Harris in exchange for a cushy spot in her cabinet. However, the Vice President’s campaign has shown zero interest in entering negotiations. To the untrained eye, this might seem like a reflection of Harris’s own lack of confidence; after all, why would she be rejecting an endorsement that could potentially juice her campaign? One has to wonder if they’ve looked at the polling lately.
VP Harris’s Democratic Party would be unrecognizable to my father and uncle and I cannot reconcile it with my values.
The Democratic Party of RFK and JFK was the party of civil liberties and free speech. VP Harris‘s is the party of censorship, lockdowns, and medical coercion.…
— Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) August 15, 2024
In an interesting twist, Kennedy is busily telling the world that he’s not actually interested in endorsing Harris. He even took to social media to clarify that her version of the Democratic Party would make his father and uncle roll over in their graves. For those keeping track, the Kennedy family has been primarily known for advocating civil liberties and free speech—not exactly the hallmark of today’s Democratic platform, which seems to prioritize censorship and lockdowns instead.
Kennedy has spent years battling what he describes as government corruption and deception while Harris has been busy gaslighting the nation regarding the health of President Biden. His declaration that he has no plans to endorse Harris for president, but definitely has a plan to defeat her, adds a nice touch of drama to his campaign. Clearly, Kennedy isn’t just interested in a job—he’s looking to shake things up and rattle some cages along the way.
Meanwhile, polling suggests that Kennedy’s independent candidacy is somewhat limp, garnering just a measly 5.5% in a five-way matchup that includes Harris, Trump, Green Party darling Jill Stein, and independent candidate Cornel West. Just a few months ago, when Biden was still the presumptive nominee, Kennedy was strutting around in double-digit territory. But alas, the tides have shifted, and it seems like he’s now facing an uphill battle, compounded by challenges with ballot access—one of which was a rejection from New York just this week. In the race for the White House, the road ahead looks as bumpy as ever for RFK Jr.
