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[SanAndreasX]

Ryuu96 said:

SanAndreasX said:

So Bobby Kennedy Jr. has officially endorsed Trump.

RFK Jr. is the Kennedy version of Alveda King. They both embraced right-wing ideology as scions of left-leaning families and famous civil rights figures. They both appointed themselves the official spokespersons for their families. They both intentionally misrepresent the views of the famous relatives on whose coattails they are trying to ride, often trying to impose their own views on MLK/JFK/RFK Senior.. They've both been disavowed by the other members of their families for engaging in such deliberate misrepresentations.

It's such a weird half-assed endorsement, he is only being removed from the ballot in some states, endorses Trump, but still tells people to vote for either him or Trump, then he went on an insane ramble for most of it filled with Russian propaganda, antivax nonsense, etc. Really showcasing how much of a fucking weirdo he is, I'm not sure if this will even have much effect on the polls and most poll pundits seem to think it won't either.

Trump-Vance-RFK Jr is the most anti-Democracy, Pro-Russian, Weirdo trio in quite some time. JFK would be rolling in his grave.

I am sharing a personal statement that my family and I have made in response to my brother’s announcement. pic.twitter.com/j7vTTabNYZ

— Kerry Kennedy (@KerryKennedyRFK) August 23, 2024

DNC Senior Advisor Mary Beth Cahill: 

"The more voters learned about RFK Jr. the less they liked him. Donald Trump isn't earning an endorsement that's going to help build support, he's inheriting the baggage of a failed fringe candidate. Good riddance."

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 23, 2024

It will have very little effect, if any.

The Kennedy name isn't what it used to be. JFK has been dead for 61 years, Bobby Senior for 56. JFK Jr. has been gone for 25 years now, though the right has bizarre fantasies about him being secretly alive and helping Trump behind the scenes. . Ted Kennedy, the last sibling of JFK and RFK, has been dead for 15 years.  William Kennedy Smith did a lot of damage to the family name as well, and dealing with his legal problems left Uncle Ted unable to grapple with the nomination of Clarence Thomas.  The younger Kennedys don't seem to be interested in politics anymore, and given all the tragedy that has befallen their family in the political ring, I don't blame them. They are disappearing from the public eye. The only Kennedy in Congress these days is John Neely Kennedy, a Southern Republican Senator from Louisiana who is completely unrelated to the Massachusetts Kennedys, though God knows RFK Jr. certainly acts more like John N. Kennedy than his uncle Jack. The last of the Massachusetts Kennedys to be in Congress was Joe Kennedy III, who served as Representative for RI-1, who left in 2022 to become a government envoy for Northern Ireland. Rhode Island is strong blue, so RFK Jr. isn't going to sway them in November.

Supposedly, he originally asked Tulsi Gabbard to be his running mate, but she shot him down because she thought she was in the running to be Trump's VP.

Only conspiracy-obsessed right wingers will care. Democrats are smart enough to know the difference, and RFK hasn't done himself any favors over the past four years.

Last edited by SanAndreasX - on 23 August 2024