Kennedy previously announced he would be running as a Democrat against Joe Biden, but the Democratic National Committee is refusing to schedule primary debates against the president.
Since the party that holds the White House rarely, if ever, schedules primary debates against the incumbent, Kennedy said he had to change his approach if he wanted to reach voters.
“So how are we going to win against the established Washington interests?” Kennedy said in a video teasing the Philadelphia rally where he officially made the switch. “It’s not through playing the game by the corrupt rules that the corrupt powers and vested interests have rigged to keep us all in their thrall.”
About 30 minutes after Kennedy posted his announcement on social media, his sister Kerry Kennedy rebuked his decision on X, formerly known as Twitter.
“Bobby might share the same name as our father, but he does not share the same values, vision or judgment,” the attorney wrote in a statement co-signed by siblings Rory Kennedy, Joseph Kennedy II and Kathleen Kennedy Townsend. Today’s announcement is deeply saddening for us. We denounce his candidacy and believe it to be perilous for our country.”
Although Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ― like his family ― has a long history with the Democratic Party, The Associated Press notes that he has built close relationships with far-right figures in recent years.
In addition, polls show he appeals more to Republicans then Democrats, in part because of his positions against vaccines.
Other users on X had reactions to the statement from Kerry Kennedy and siblings against their brother.
Source: Huff
Author: David Moye
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