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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces independent run for president, ending Democratic primary challenge to Biden | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)

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CNN — Environmental lawyer and presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Monday his independent candidacy for president, officially ending his effort to defeat President Joe Biden in the Democratic primary in favor of a long-shot general election bid.

“I’m here to declare myself an independent candidate for president of the United States,” Kennedy said in remarks in Philadelphia.

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[–] geekworking@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

You would hope, but I don't see many people following him from either side.

GOP won't follow just for the association with the democrats despite the fact that he was a GOP plant meant to try to undermine democrats and justify "both sides are the same" horse shit.