Tag: Spoiler

RFK Jr. could be a spoiler in November. But will it help Biden or Trump?

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign was once viewed as a quixotic quest by a scion of a storied political family — an environmental warrior who sullied his family’s name most recently by aligning himself with a political party founded by a segregationist to get on the November ballot in California. But a combination of […]

I’m Not The Spoiler, You’re The Spoiler

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speak at a press conference in Brooklyn on Wednesday, May 1. KENA BETANCUR/Getty Images BROOKLYN – Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. summoned reporters to downtown Brooklyn on Wednesday for what his campaign billed as a “major announcement.” Was it an endorsement? A big policy roll-out? Or […]

Election spoiler? How President Biden’s allies hope to stop Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

WASHINGTON ― Haunted by election spoilers of the past, President Joe Biden’s Democratic allies have mobilized against Robert F. Kennedy Jr., intent on stopping his independent presidential bid from dooming Democrats in November. On the 2024 campaign trail, Biden has ignored Kennedy, the anti-vaccine activist and son of deceased liberal icon Robert F. Kennedy, as […]