{"id":1934598,"date":"2023-05-20T05:18:40","date_gmt":"2023-05-20T09:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-no-fluke-rfk-jr-is-consistently-polling-at-20-percent-against-biden\/"},"modified":"2023-05-20T05:20:05","modified_gmt":"2023-05-20T09:20:05","slug":"its-no-fluke-rfk-jr-is-consistently-polling-at-20-percent-against-biden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-no-fluke-rfk-jr-is-consistently-polling-at-20-percent-against-biden\/","title":{"rendered":"RFK Jr. consistently polls at 20% against Biden."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fits-no-fluke-rfk-jr-is-consistently-polling-at-20-percent-against-biden%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1934598&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>RFK Jr. Poses Serious Challenge to Biden in Democratic Primaries<\/h2>\n<p>When a USA Today poll last month found Robert F. Kennedy Jr.&#8217;s bid for the Democratic presidential nomination garnering 14 percent support, President Joe Biden&#8217;s team scoffed at the challenge. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hannity-asks-trump-if-hes-considering-a-run-for-president-in-2024\/\" title=\"Hannity Asks Trump If He\u2019s Considering A Run For President In 2024\">recent polls show<\/a> that the Biden campaign may have underestimated Kennedy&#8217;s popularity. <\/p>\n<h3>Strong Poll Numbers<\/h3>\n<p>An Emerson College poll last month found Kennedy at 21 percent to Biden&#8217;s 70 percent. Both a Fox News poll and a Rasmussen Reports poll, meanwhile, found Kennedy at 19 percent to Biden&#8217;s 62 percent. The only other candidate, self-help author Marianne Williamson, has around 7 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy&#8217;s consistent poll numbers could pose a serious headache for Biden. Incumbent presidents rarely see serious competition in the primaries, and when serious challengers do arise, they often cost the incumbent reelection. <\/p>\n<h3>Unpopular Incumbent<\/h3>\n<p>Like Carter, Biden is an unpopular incumbent. A majority of Democrats say they don&#8217;t want the 80-year-old president to run again, with his approval rating among all Americans recently cratering to near-record lows.<\/p>\n<h3>Baggage and Surprising Strength<\/h3>\n<p>Kennedy has his own baggage, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-no-fluke-rfk-jr-is-consistently-polling-at-20-percent-against-biden\/\" title=\"RFK Jr. consistently polls at 20% against Biden.\">including anti-vaccine activism<\/a> and vocal support from notorious anti-Semite Louis Farrakhan. His surprising strength in the polls nevertheless shows that even Biden&#8217;s 2020 supporters are &#8220;open to other Democrats,&#8221; Suffolk University pollster David Paleologos said last month.<\/p>\n<p>Establishment Democrats and left-wing publications ridiculed Kennedy&#8217;s first round of good polling, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-warns-republicans-are-in-for-a-problem-ahead-of-2022-midterms\/\" title=\"Biden Warns Republicans Are \u2018In For A Problem\u2019 Ahead Of 2022 Midterms\">recent poll numbers show<\/a> that Kennedy&#8217;s threat to Biden is not inflated.<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>With Kennedy consistently polling at 20 percent against Biden, the Democratic primaries could be more competitive than expected. Only time will tell if Kennedy can follow in his uncle&#8217;s footsteps and cost the incumbent reelection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USA Today poll last month showed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. with 14% support for the Democratic presidential nomination. 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