{"id":2027457,"date":"2023-09-10T18:33:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-10T22:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-as-third-party-candidate-will-make-it-harder-for-democrats-to-cheat-kari-lake\/"},"modified":"2023-09-10T18:34:17","modified_gmt":"2023-09-10T22:34:17","slug":"rfk-jr-as-third-party-candidate-will-make-it-harder-for-democrats-to-cheat-kari-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-as-third-party-candidate-will-make-it-harder-for-democrats-to-cheat-kari-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"Kari Lake believes RFK Jr. as a third-party candidate will hinder Democratic cheating."},"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\">26<\/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-as-third-party-candidate-will-make-it-harder-for-democrats-to-cheat-kari-lake%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=2027457&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--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<p>Former GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake is anticipating an exciting twist in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantis-meets-with-key-donors-after-re-election-blowout-as-2024-speculation-swirls\/\" title=\"Ron DeSantis Meets With Key Donors After Re-Election Blowout As 2024 Speculation Swirls\">upcoming 2024 presidential race<\/a>.\u200b She believes that the potential entry of a third-party \u2062candidate, such as Robert F. Kennedy \u2064Jr., will make it much harder \u200cfor candidates to &#8220;cheat&#8221; their way \u200dto victory.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Lake&#8217;s remarks came in response to RFK Jr.&#8217;s recent \u200bsuggestion that\u200d he may explore &#8220;other alternatives&#8221; instead of solely pursuing\u2063 a\u2062 Democratic nomination.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is considering \u2062running as a third-party candidate,&#8221; Ms. Lake revealed during an interview on &#8220;The Clay \u200dTravis \u2062&#038; Buck Sexton \u200dShow&#8221; \u2062on Sept. 9. &#8220;Having\u200d three parties in the \u2063race, whether it&#8217;s for the senate seat \u2063in Arizona or the presidency, will make\u200d it incredibly challenging for anyone\u200c to manipulate the outcome. They\u200d won&#8217;t know\u2064 what surprises await them inside the\u200c ballot. A Democrat voter might choose to vote independent this time around to support RFK Jr.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<div class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/kari-lake-has-utmost-confidence-in-victory-after-court-finds-maricopa-county-signature-verification-unlawful-5487755\">Kari Lake Has &#8216;Utmost Confidence&#8217; in Victory\u2063 After Court Finds Maricopa County Signature \u2062Verification Unlawful<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/7\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/kari-lake-has-utmost-confidence-in-victory-after-court-finds-maricopa-county-signature-verification-unlawful-5487755\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/judge-rules-kari-lake-lawsuit-to-get-mail-in-ballot-signatures-will-go-to-trial-5481922\">Judge Rules Kari Lake Lawsuit Seeking Mail-In \u2064Ballot Signatures Will Go to Trial<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">8\/28\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/judge-rules-kari-lake-lawsuit-to-get-mail-in-ballot-signatures-will-go-to-trial-5481922\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;So, I think we&#8217;re going to see some exciting dynamics in \u200bthis election that will make it \u2063much harder for any\u200c cheating to occur.\u200c We will also work through \u200bthe \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/have-the-courts-been-compromised-too-where-are-the-righteous-judges-supreme-court-slows-president-trumps-pa-case\/\" title=\"Have the Courts Been Compromised Too?  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I don&#8217;t want to\u200d say they want a coronation, but\u2063 it\u2064 seems that way. \u200dThey\u2063 are \u2063manipulating the process to the point\u2063 where democracy struggles to function.\u2064 Democratic voters are being denied a choice\u200d in determining the Democratic nominee,&#8221; Mr. Kennedy explained.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode post-related-videos\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Mr. Kennedy revealed that the DNC has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-elise-stefanik-introduces-legislation-protecting-single-sex-organizations-on-college-campuses\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Elise Stefanik Introduces Legislation Protecting Single-Sex Organizations On College Campuses\">implemented rules<\/a> that nullify any votes cast for \u2062Democratic candidates campaigning in Iowa or New Hampshire.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In other words, \u2064any delegate I win in New Hampshire or Iowa would automatically \u200dgo to the president. Now they&#8217;re attempting to change the rules so that if \u2063I \u200bcampaign in \u200dNew Hampshire, none of the\u200b votes cast\u200b for me in Georgia will count. This is \u200dsignificant \u200bbecause winning the nomination without Georgia becomes extremely difficult,&#8221; Mr. Kennedy pointed out.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, \u200dthe \u2062DNC is &#8220;rigging&#8221; \u200bthe system.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When you add up all the super delegates \u2062they control and all\u2063 the automatic delegates that go to the party and the president, I \u200dwould have to win almost 80 percent of all \u200dstates to defeat President Biden, \u2062even if he only wins 20 percent,&#8221; Mr.\u2062 Kennedy revealed.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Democratic presidential \u200ccandidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. \u2064speaks\u2063 to a crowd \u200cof more than 300 at the premiere of his documentary,\u200b &#8220;Midnight\u200b at the Border,&#8221; detailing \u200chis trip to the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona, in Beverly Hills, Calif., \u200con Aug. \u20643, 2023. (John \u200bFredricks\/The Epoch Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Furthermore, the \u2062DNC is considering making RFK Jr. and other Democratic candidates, like Marianne Williamson, pay \u2064for primaries. \u2064Their reasoning \u200dis that \u2062the party doesn&#8217;t require a\u200d primary since they already have President Biden \u200bas their candidate,\u200c according to\u200d Mr. Kennedy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are living in a time when many \u2062Americans believe that\u200d democracy is\u200c broken, that the political system is rigged, \u2062and that true democracy no longer \u200dexists. Unfortunately, \u200bthe DNC&#8217;s actions only reinforce this perception,&#8221; Mr. Kennedy lamented.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">&#8220;If the DNC is determined to\u200b rig the system to prevent anyone\u200b from challenging President Biden&#8230; I need to explore \u2064other alternatives.&#8221; <\/p>\n<h2>The Third Candidate<\/h2>\n<p> The possibility of Mr. Kennedy\u200b running as a third-party candidate could spell trouble for the Democratic Party,\u200c as he is the second most\u200d popular \u2062figure among Democrats in the race, right \u2064after President Biden.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>According \u2064to opinion poll analysis firm FiveThirtyEight, President \u2063Biden currently enjoys\u200d the \u2064support of \u206365.8\u200c percent\u2063 of voters \u200din the Democratic \u200cprimaries, with \u200dMr. Kennedy coming in\u2062 second at 12.3 percent, \u200cas of Sept. 8.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>President\u200c Joe \u2062Biden holds a press conference in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Sept. 10,\u200c 2023, on \u200cthe first day of \u2063a visit in Vietnam. (Saul Loeb\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-desantis-signs-anti-grooming-bill-into-law-tears-into-critics\/\" title=\"Gov. DeSantis Signs Anti-Grooming Bill Into Law, Tears Into Critics\u00a0\">recent poll commissioned<\/a> by \u200dAmerican Values 2024, a\u2062 SuperPAC supporting \u200dMr. Kennedy, revealed that in\u2064 a \u2064two-way match\u200b between RFK Jr. and \u200cPresident Biden,\u200d the former received 41 percent\u2064 support in \u2063New Hampshire, while the latter secured 49\u2062 percent.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2063 a\u2064 three-way poll involving President Biden, Mr. \u2064Kennedy, and Ms.\u200c Williamson, President Biden maintained his position with 31 percent support, compared \u200dto President\u2064 Biden&#8217;s 46 \u2063percent.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">The\u200d reason\u200d why a third-party candidate like RFK\u2062 Jr. poses a \u200cthreat to \u200cDemocrats is that he could potentially siphon off votes from \u2063President Biden in crucial races, which \u200bcould work in favor of former President Donald Trump.<\/div>\n<p>RFK Jr. could also \u2063create a scenario where no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-as-third-party-candidate-will-make-it-harder-for-democrats-to-cheat-kari-lake\/\" title=\"Kari Lake believes RFK Jr. as a third-party candidate will hinder Democratic cheating.\">presidential candidate manages<\/a> \u200cto secure the necessary 270 electoral votes for victory. In such a situation, the state delegations \u200bin the House would\u2062 determine the winner of \u2064the presidential election. This could also benefit President Trump, as Republicans currently hold the majority in the House.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">In addition \u200dto RFK \u200dJr.,\u200b there is another alternative that could disrupt \u200bthe 2024 presidential race.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>about potentially running as a third-party candidate in the 2024 presidential race, which could make it more difficult for candidates to engage in dishonest practices,&#8221; said Kari Lake, a former GOP gubernatorial candidate. 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