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Robert Kennedy Jr., a Noted Vaccine Skeptic, Files to Run for President

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While he has not yet announced his plans, he filed the federal paperwork for a campaign to run as a Democrat.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the political activist known most recently for his campaign to discredit coronavirus vaccines, filed paperwork on Wednesday to run for president as a Democrat, offering a potential long-shot challenge to President Biden.

Mr. Kennedy, the son and namesake of Robert F. Kennedy, who was assassinated while running for president in 1968, has not made a formal announcement. However, he teased a run at a political gathering in New Hampshire last month, telling a crowd: “I’ve passed the biggest hurdle, which is, my wife has greenlighted it.”

He has set up a website to solicit donations and volunteers for a potential run, and a tweet pinned to his Twitter account says he will run if “I can raise the money and mobilize enough people to win.”

Mr. Kennedy, 69, was once a top environmental lawyer, but his interests veered away from the Democratic mainstream into conspiracy theories, for which he has earned the public rebuke of some members of his prominent family. A longtime vaccine skeptic, he linked childhood vaccinations to autism, a claim thoroughly rebuked by medical experts.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/05/us/politics/robert-kennedy-jr-presidential-run-2024.html

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Robert Kennedy Jr., a Noted Vaccine Skeptic, Files to Run for President (Original post)	gldstwmn	Apr 2023	OP
"...a potential long-shot challenge to President Biden."	dchill	Apr 2023	#1
This is a problem. I cannot believe the family or the party has not tried to talk him out of this.	gldstwmn	Apr 2023	#3
Why should we assume the family and the party has not done exactly that?	Maru Kitteh	Apr 2023	#8
Maybe they should ask again.	gldstwmn	Apr 2023	#9
I suggest he run as a republican.	JohnSJ	Apr 2023	#2
He is going to run as a Democrat. Worse, he can fundraise.	gldstwmn	Apr 2023	#4
I seriously don't think he will get much support in the primaries. He is a conspiracy vaccine	JohnSJ	Apr 2023	#6
Not if Dems want to Beat & Keep	Cha	Apr 2023	#31
Yes. It should be obvious, and this picture speaks a thousand words	JohnSJ	Apr 2023	#35
Wow.. not just with them.. smiling like	Cha	Apr 2023	#42
Yup	JohnSJ	Apr 2023	#46
OTOH, he might get some republican votes with his anti-vax positions.	no_hypocrisy	Apr 2023	#32
On what basis do you assume he can fundraise?	brooklynite	Apr 2023	#33
Exactly. His own family won't support him	JohnSJ	Apr 2023	#36
His last name is the most famous name in American politics, he's part of a dynasty	gldstwmn	Apr 2023	#41
Tell that to George P Bush....	brooklynite	Apr 2023	#45
Trump never held political office before he was elected. And that aging group who consider	gldstwmn	Apr 2023	#47
LOL he and Marianne Williamson can debate each other	LetMyPeopleVote	Apr 2023	#5
I wish people on here would stop disparaging	gldstwmn	Apr 2023	#22
This lady is a not a real democrat and is NOT a serious candidate	LetMyPeopleVote	Apr 2023	#29
Marianne Williamson on fox with a hot omic...	Cha	Apr 2023	#30
When people show you who they are believe them	JanLip	Apr 2023	#38
Yes, and I do.. TY for Maya, Jan. nt	Cha	Apr 2023	#39
This would seem to prove my point.	gldstwmn	Apr 2023	#40
Aww.. We Don't Like her. Too bad.	Cha	Apr 2023	#44
This right here is the reason why some people who might be inclined to vote Democratic	gldstwmn	Apr 2023	#49
Oh PULEASE.. We can't say who we	Cha	Apr 2023	#51
I never said you can't say who you are. I encouraged you to let others do the same.	gldstwmn	Apr 2023	#52
I do not see Williamson mentioned in this polling	LetMyPeopleVote	Apr 2023	#56
He's a nutcase	Freddie	Apr 2023	#7
He will be in a crowded lane with Marianne Williamson.	Just A Box Of Rain	Apr 2023	#10
He knows damn well not to primary an incumbent president, even if his uncle did do it	gldstwmn	Apr 2023	#11
ETA: My previous response no longer makes sense.	Just A Box Of Rain	Apr 2023	#12
Actually, I had to edit my post because I agree with him on many things.	gldstwmn	Apr 2023	#13
I figured that you admired his environmental work.	Just A Box Of Rain	Apr 2023	#14
What happened? My initial reaction passed. I'm upset that he is doing this.	gldstwmn	Apr 2023	#16
When I was 10 I volunteered for RFK during the CA primary.	Just A Box Of Rain	Apr 2023	#18
That brings a tear to my Irish American eye	gldstwmn	Apr 2023	#19
...	Just A Box Of Rain	Apr 2023	#24
I still have	H2O Man	Apr 2023	#20
It is good to remember the good things that people do.	Just A Box Of Rain	Apr 2023	#23
Also, my wife and I have Dylan's Rolling Thunder Review playing on the box	Just A Box Of Rain	Apr 2023	#26
I do!	H2O Man	Apr 2023	#27
Scarlett lives close by to me. Haven't seen her since the pandemic, but in the before times we'd see	Just A Box Of Rain	Apr 2023	#28
He's toxic trash. The Democratic party should refuse to put him on any debate stage	Johonny	Apr 2023	#15
You will never see him disparage anyone	gldstwmn	Apr 2023	#25
According to reporters, Steve Bannon encouraged him to run to split the Dem vote	Marius25	Apr 2023	#17
I saw that report from Politico, I think?	gldstwmn	Apr 2023	#21
There is no other reason that he would run against an incumbent president...won't help him	Demsrule86	Apr 2023	#53
Good luck. My cat as a better chance than the non-vaccine candidate.	634-5789	Apr 2023	#34
Calling him a vaccine skeptic is an insult to skeptics.	BootinUp	Apr 2023	#37
I think you might find out that people outside of this website may not	gldstwmn	Apr 2023	#43
Is that so? Maybe it depends	BootinUp	Apr 2023	#48
Post removed	Post removed	Apr 2023	#50
k&R n/t	ChazII	Apr 2023	#54
RFK Jr. wrote a book in 2021 accusing Dr. Fauci of perpetrating "a historic coup d'etat	LetMyPeopleVote	Apr 2023	#55

Response to gldstwmn (Original post)

Wed Apr 5, 2023, 09:04 PM

dchill (37,034 posts)

1. "...a potential long-shot challenge to President Biden."

Well someone's an optimist!

Robert Kennedy Jr., a Noted Vaccine Skeptic, Files to Run for President

1. "...a potential long-shot challenge to President Biden."

3. This is a problem. I cannot believe the family or the party has not tried to talk him out of this.

8. Why should we assume the family and the party has not done exactly that?

9. Maybe they should ask again.

2. I suggest he run as a republican.

4. He is going to run as a Democrat. Worse, he can fundraise.

6. I seriously don't think he will get much support in the primaries. He is a conspiracy vaccine

31. Not if Dems want to Beat & Keep

35. Yes. It should be obvious, and this picture speaks a thousand words

42. Wow.. not just with them.. smiling like

46. Yup

32. OTOH, he might get some republican votes with his anti-vax positions.

33. On what basis do you assume he can fundraise?

36. Exactly. His own family won't support him

41. His last name is the most famous name in American politics, he's part of a dynasty

45. Tell that to George P Bush....

47. Trump never held political office before he was elected. And that aging group who consider

5. LOL he and Marianne Williamson can debate each other

22. I wish people on here would stop disparaging

29. This lady is a not a real democrat and is NOT a serious candidate

30. Marianne Williamson on fox with a hot omic...

38. When people show you who they are believe them

39. Yes, and I do.. TY for Maya, Jan. nt

40. This would seem to prove my point.

44. Aww.. We Don't Like her. Too bad.

49. This right here is the reason why some people who might be inclined to vote Democratic

51. Oh PULEASE.. We can't say who we

52. I never said you can't say who you are. I encouraged you to let others do the same.

56. I do not see Williamson mentioned in this polling

7. He's a nutcase

10. He will be in a crowded lane with Marianne Williamson.

11. He knows damn well not to primary an incumbent president, even if his uncle did do it

12. ETA: My previous response no longer makes sense.

13. Actually, I had to edit my post because I agree with him on many things.

14. I figured that you admired his environmental work.

16. What happened? My initial reaction passed. I'm upset that he is doing this.

18. When I was 10 I volunteered for RFK during the CA primary.

19. That brings a tear to my Irish American eye

24. ...

20. I still have

23. It is good to remember the good things that people do.

26. Also, my wife and I have Dylan's Rolling Thunder Review playing on the box

27. I do!

28. Scarlett lives close by to me. Haven't seen her since the pandemic, but in the before times we'd see

15. He's toxic trash. The Democratic party should refuse to put him on any debate stage

25. You will never see him disparage anyone

17. According to reporters, Steve Bannon encouraged him to run to split the Dem vote

21. I saw that report from Politico, I think?

53. There is no other reason that he would run against an incumbent president...won't help him

34. Good luck. My cat as a better chance than the non-vaccine candidate.

37. Calling him a vaccine skeptic is an insult to skeptics.

43. I think you might find out that people outside of this website may not

48. Is that so? Maybe it depends

54. k&R n/t

55. RFK Jr. wrote a book in 2021 accusing Dr. Fauci of perpetrating "a historic coup d'etat