Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will deliver an address Friday in Arizona about his campaign’s “path forward,” as speculation swirls he may drop out of the presidential race and endorse former President Trump.
Kennedy’s running mate Nicole Shanahan said on a podcast this week that the campaign is debating internally about what to do.
Trump and his campaign have been making overtures to Kennedy and his supporters amid the speculation, as polls show Kennedy drawing support away from Trump.
Trump’s running mate Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) made his pitch to Kennedy voters on Fox News this morning:
“I’ve never talked to RFK about this, but my pitch to him and to a lot of his voters would be, the Democratic Party of my grandparents that supported his uncle, John F. Kennedy, for president has been completely abandoned by the modern leadership of the Democratic Party. I mean, that was a party that believed in strong borders. That was a party that believed in building and making things in America, that believed in a strong national security, and really believed that we were all part of the same American family. This modern Democratic Party is focused on division. It’s focused on putting people into racial and gender buckets and then using those divisions for political power, and it doesn’t believe in anything common sense like American manufacturing or a strong American border.”
More from the campaign trail…
The latest Economist national survey finds Vice President Harris narrowly leading Trump, as insiders brace for the race for the White House to go down to the wire.
“This will still be a tight race in a closely divided country,” former President Obama noted in his convention speech on Tuesday night.
Democrats have reason to be optimistic with Harris at the top of the ticket instead of President Biden, who appeared headed for a landslide defeat.
Harris campaign adviser David Plouffe said the Sun Belt swing states — Georgia, Arizona Nevada and North Carolina — are back in play with Harris on the ticket.
“I think prior to Joe Biden’s really brave and selfless decision, we really were down to Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. Now those other states are back in play. You see the Trump campaign starting to dramatically spend more money in those states so they see it too.”
- Trump is campaigning Wednesday in North Carolina, followed by trips to Arizona and Nevada, that will include a stop at the Southern border.
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Trump has made several visits to North Carolina recently, indicating he needs to shore up support in a battleground that Democrats have won only once since 1980.
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Trump has been sitting for interviews with alternative media personalities who have massive reach, particularly among young men. The latest: Comedian Theo Von regaled Trump with tales of his cocaine-laden nights.
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