It can be hard to get a handle on Robert F Kennedy Jr, the nephew of JFK, but one thing's for sure: his bid for the White House can't be easily dismissed.
RFK Jr's presidential bid is shaking up an unpopular rematch — but will he ultimately help Joe Biden or Donald Trump ?He's an environmentalist and conspiracy theorist, an anti-establishment figure from one of America 's most storied political families, a virile 70-year-old with a host of health issues.
Third-party candidates are not guaranteed to get their names on ballots in US elections. The requirements vary from state to state. Here in Maryland, RFK Jr needs 10,000 verified names on a petition.With polls showing a majority of voters have unfavourable views of both Joe Biden and Donald Trump, the case for a third option is hitting home.
Robert F Kennedy, pictured with his wife Ethel and 10 of their children in about 1967. Their 11th child was born after RFK's assassination in 1968.He's also called for a new investigation into the murder of his father, arguing the evidence suggests the man serving a life sentence for the killing, Sirhan Sirhan, did not fire the fatal shots.
"We have forfeited our moral authority because we have supported dictators and corrupt regimes and subverted democracy around the globe," he told the crowd. "When I first heard him interviewed, I started crying because he was talking about our health problems. And I've been waiting 35 years for somebody to talk about those."Last October, he announced he was running as an independent.
Colin McEvers, the campaigner in Maryland, likes what he sees of the candidate's plans to make first home loans more affordable by guaranteeing government-backed mortgage interest rates. "He's trading in on Camelot, celebrity, conspiracy theories and conflict for personal gain and fame... his candidacy is an embarrassment," JFK's grandsonIn a series of videos, Schlossberg adopted various fake personas — including a southerner named Wade, a Russian named Vlad and a New Yorker named Joshua — to describe RFK Jr as a liar who was pumped full of testosterone and who was playing into Russia's hands.
While he didn't make it into the first presidential debate, under rules based on ballot access and poll numbers, it's possible he could qualify for the second one.
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