{"id":1942413,"date":"2023-06-02T00:51:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T04:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-defends-new-hampshire-first-in-nation-primary-status\/"},"modified":"2023-06-02T00:55:03","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T04:55:03","slug":"rfk-jr-defends-new-hampshire-first-in-nation-primary-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-defends-new-hampshire-first-in-nation-primary-status\/","title":{"rendered":"RFK Jr. supports New Hampshire&#8217;s primary status."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/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%2Frfk-jr-defends-new-hampshire-first-in-nation-primary-status%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=1942413&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>Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Criticizes DNC Decision to Demote New Hampshire in Presidential Primary Calendar<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0601\/34906fdc-5ce6-4c2c-bd16-65fef6a8118f\/audio.mp3?length=7196013&#038;duration=600\"><\/div>\n<p>Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently spoke before the New Hampshire State Senate on June 1, criticizing the Democratic National Committee\u2019s decision to \u201cevict New Hampshire from the first-in-nation status\u201d and emphasizing the importance of having \u201ca real democracy and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/update-letter-by-ted-cruz-and-6-gop-senators-and-4-senators-elect-sign-letter-to-reject-election-call-for-election-commission-10-day-emergency-audit-takes-place\/\" title=\"UPDATE: Letter by Ted Cruz and 6 GOP Senators and 4 Senators-Elect Sign Letter to Reject Election \u2013 Call For Election Commission 10-Day Emergency Audit Takes Place\">democratic election<\/a> in New Hampshire.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s more than a tradition. New Hampshire plays a critical role in vetting candidates for the rest of the country, and other parts of the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In February, the DNC approved a plan to demote Iowa and New Hampshire in the 2024 presidential primary calendar, with New Hampshire and Nevada now voting second in the DNC\u2019s calendar, three days after South Carolina opens the primary season. However, New Hampshire has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-rules-ca-gov-overstepped-his-authority-with-covid-order-issues-permanent-injunction-restraining-newsom-from-further-issuing-unconstitutional-orders\/\" title=\"Judge Rules CA Gov Overstepped His Authority with Covid Order, Issues Permanent Injunction Restraining Newsom From Further Issuing Unconstitutional Orders\">state law<\/a> that protects its first-in-the-nation primary status, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/saturdays-fun-fraud-facts-seven-unexplainable-results-that-reveal-democrats-didnt-even-try-to-hide-their-fraud\/\" title=\"Saturday's Fun Fraud Facts: Seven Unexplainable Results that Reveal Democrats Didn't Even Try to Hide Their Fraud\">state legislators<\/a> have said that they will not move their primary date.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5207044\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/04\/19\/id5207044-04192023-DSC05990-Kennedy2024-1200x800.jpg\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/04\/19\/id5207044-04192023-DSC05990-Kennedy2024-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces his 2024 presidential bid and Democratic primary challenge to President Joe Biden in Boston, Mass., on April 19, 2023. (Madalina Vasiliu\/The Epoch Times)\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a><br \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m here because I am willing to participate in this primary in this state. I oppose the DNC decision,\u201d Kennedy said in the opening of his speech.<\/p>\n<h3>Importance of Democracy<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s so many Americans who believe that the system now is rigged, the economic system, but also the political system, that the elections are fixed,\u201d Kennedy said. \u201cThe Democratic Party particularly, ought to be making this election a template for democracy to our country and to the rest of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy and author Marianne Williamson are the only declared Democratic challengers who are running against Biden in the party\u2018s primary. Kennedy is the fourth 2024 presidential candidate to address the New Hampshire State Senate. The legislature has also heard from Williamson, Republican entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and Republican businessman Perry Johnson.<\/p>\n<h3>Protecting Rights<\/h3>\n<p>Referencing the COVID-19 pandemic, Kennedy noted on June 1 that rights in the United States are \u201cunder attack like never before in history.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIn the last three years, there\u2019s been an all-out assault on the Bill of Rights,\u201d Kennedy said. \u201cWe now have for the first time, the government participating in censorship, of political dissent of people who are criticizing federal policies.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Kennedy praised what he called \u201cretail politics\u201d which are a cornerstone of campaigning in New Hampshire.<\/p>\n<h3>Focus on Common Values<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cAmerica is enduring an apocalyptic tribal polarization more toxic and dangerous than anytime since the Civil War,\u201d Kennedy told The Epoch Times exclusively following the filing of the paperwork.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAnd while Democrats battle Republicans, elites are strip-mining our middle class, poisoning our children, and commoditizing our landscapes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will focus my campaign not on the issues that divide us but the values we have in common.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Kennedy is the son of the late Sen. Robert Kennedy (D-N.Y.), who was assassinated when running for president in 1968. His uncle, President John F. Kennedy, was assassinated in Texas in 1963. His uncle, Ted Kennedy, was a U.S. senator who represented Massachusetts for 47 years until his death in 2009. He made an unsuccessful bid for the presidency in 1980 against President Jimmy Carter.<\/p>\n<p>Though he is a registered Democrat, Kennedy opposes many policies of the Biden administration, especially those related to COVID-19. An environmental attorney, Kennedy is also the founder of Children\u2019s Health Defense, a non<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-un-russia-diplomat-quits-over-opposition-to-ukraine-war-slams-putin\/\" title=\"Top UN Russia Diplomat Quits Over Opposition to Ukraine War, Slams Putin\">-profit organization dedicated<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-defends-new-hampshire-first-in-nation-primary-status\/\" title=\"RFK Jr. supports New Hampshire's primary status.\">solving \u201cchronic health conditions caused<\/a> by environmental exposures.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>Kennedy reiterated a point he has made during previous addresses saying that \u201cthere\u2019s no excuse for suspending our Constitution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose are people who are critical thinkers. They\u2019re independent thinkers, and they\u2019re able to step outside of that fixed, paralyzing iceberg of partisanship that has our country at each other\u2019s throats,\u201d Kennedy said. \u201cThey\u2019re able to look at\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kennedy criticized the DNC&#8217;s decision to remove New Hampshire from its first-in-the-nation primary status. He emphasized the need for a democratic election in the state during a speech to the New Hampshire State Senate on June 1. The DNC made the decision in February, following President Biden&#8217;s urging.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":492,"featured_media":1942414,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[28109,9883,4909,23694,5026,9787],"class_list":["post-1942413","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times","tag-hampshires","tag-jr","tag-primary","tag-rfk","tag-status","tag-supports"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1942413","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/492"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1942413"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1942413\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1942414"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1942413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1942413"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1942413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}