Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 2024 presidential campaign
The Robert F. Kennedy Jr. presidential campaign was launched on April 5, 2023, when Robert F. Kennedy Jr. filed with the Federal Election Commission to run in the 2024 United States presidential election.[2][3] He made his official campaign announcement on April 19 in Boston, Massachusetts.[4] Early polling put Kennedy down at 14% against incumbent Joe Biden,[5] who announced his own campaign on April 25. Kennedy currently polls around 19%-25%.[6]
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| Campaign | 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries |
| Candidate | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. |
| Affiliation | Democratic Party |
| Announced | April 19, 2023 |
| Launched | April 5, 2023 |
| Key people | Dennis Kucinich (campaign manager) John E. Sullivan (treasurer)[1] |
| Slogan | Heal The Divide |
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Kennedy was the second prominent figure to launch a campaign for the Democratic Party's nomination, being preceded by Marianne Williamson, who launched her own campaign on March 4, 2023.[7]
Background
Kennedy is the eldest son of former U.S attorney general Robert Kennedy, who was a Democratic candidate for president in 1968. Kennedy is a nephew of John F. Kennedy, who was the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his death in 1963.
Kennedy is also the nephew of former U.S Senator Ted Kennedy, who was a Democratic candidate for president in 1980.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 2024 Presidential Campaign Media
Kennedy at Celebrity Fight Night XXIII in 2017
Kennedy's original presidential campaign logo
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References
- ↑ Bradner, Eric; Wright, David (2023-04-05). "Robert F. Kennedy Jr. files paperwork to run for president as a Democrat". CNN.
- ↑ Garrity, Kelly. "Robert F. Kennedy Jr. running for president in 2024". POLITICO. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- ↑ Wright, Rashard Rose,Eric Bradner,David (2023-04-05). "Robert F. Kennedy Jr. files paperwork to run for president as a Democrat | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- ↑ Zeleny, Eric Bradner,Jeff (2023-04-19). "Anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launches 2024 presidential bid | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
- ↑ "Exclusive: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launches unlikely presidential bid backed by 14% of Biden voters". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
- ↑ Scherer, Michael (2023-06-05). "Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tests the conspiratorial appetite of Democrats" (in en-US). Washington Post. . https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/06/05/rfk-jr-democratic-primary-biden/. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
- ↑ Epstein, Reid J. (2023-03-04). "Marianne Williamson Wants a Debate" (in en-US). The New York Times. . https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/04/us/politics/marianne-williamson-presidential-campaign.html. Retrieved 2023-06-06.