{"id":2067881,"date":"2023-10-15T07:49:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-15T11:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-names-new-campaign-manager-days-after-announcing-independent-presidential-bid\/"},"modified":"2023-10-15T07:52:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-15T11:52:00","slug":"rfk-jr-names-new-campaign-manager-days-after-announcing-independent-presidential-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-names-new-campaign-manager-days-after-announcing-independent-presidential-bid\/","title":{"rendered":"RFK Jr. appoints new campaign manager following independent presidential bid announcement."},"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\">22<\/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-names-new-campaign-manager-days-after-announcing-independent-presidential-bid%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=2067881&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--><blockquote>\n<h2>Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Shakes Up Campaign Team as Dennis Kucinich \u2064Steps Down<\/h2>\n<p>Days after\u200c Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced he was leaving\u2063 the 2024 Democrat presidential primary to run as an independent, Dennis Kucinich\u2064 released a statement that he was leaving his post as campaign \u2062manager.<\/p>\n<p>He was replaced\u2064 by Amaryllis Fox Kennedy, a former undercover CIA agent who is married to Mr. Kennedy\u2019s son, Robert F. Kennedy III.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Kucinich\u200d on Oct. 13 confirmed\u2064 that he was no longer Mr. Kennedy\u2019s campaign manager and added that \u2063he\u2064 would not discuss the campaign\u2019s internal communications.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\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<h2 class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/article\/robert-f-kennedy-jr-wants-his-party-back-5487032?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>EXCLUSIVE: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Wants His\u200b Party Back<\/h3>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/9\/2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/article\/robert-f-kennedy-jr-wants-his-party-back-5487032?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/robert-f-kennedy-jr-testifies-on-weaponization-of-the-federal-government-to-house-judiciary-committee-5410202?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>Robert F. Kennedy \u2064Jr. Testifies on Weaponization of the \u200dFederal Government to House\u2062 Judiciary Committee<\/h3>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">7\/20\/2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/robert-f-kennedy-jr-testifies-on-weaponization-of-the-federal-government-to-house-judiciary-committee-5410202?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mr. Kucinich had served as Mr. Kennedy\u2019s campaign manager since the candidate announced he would challenge President \u2063Joe Biden for the 2024 Democrat presidential nomination in April.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\">\n<figure style=\"width:554px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Former U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich speaks during a news conference on\u200d Capitol Hill in Washington, on March 17, 2010. (Alex Wong\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Earlier this\u2064 year, Mr. Kucinich told The Epoch Times that Mr. Kennedy \u201cis the only Democrat\u200d who can reach across the political spectrum, which means he can win \u200din \u20622024.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConservatives, liberals, independents, and \u2064libertarians \u200care responding to this campaign because of the unique qualities of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and\u200d because there is an understanding\u200b he stands for unity,\u2062 freedom, truth, and\u2062 authenticity,\u201d Mr. Kucinich added. \u201cThat is what\u2019s resonating with people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a message to Mr. Kennedy\u2019s campaign staffers on Oct. 13, Mr. Kucinich said that \u201cthe powerful team\u201d is prepared to take the campaign in a new \u2062direction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat patriotic goal is\u2064 within sight, and I urge each of you to\u200b hold fast,\u201d Mr.\u200b Kucinich said.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Kennedy released a \u200dstatement in which he called \u2062Mr. Kucinich \u201ca moral center in American politics\u2062 for more than five\u2063 decades.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe campaign benefited enormously from\u2062 the political experience of Dennis Kucinich. This campaign would never have experienced tremendous success during the past six months except for\u200c the leadership, wisdom, and experience he brought.\u2064 We will continue to profit from his advice \u2062and judgment as we go forward,\u201d Mr. Kennedy said.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign\u2019s financial\u2063 report, which \u200cwas filed with \u200dthe Federal Election Commission\u2062 on Sept. 30, showed that Ms. Kennedy \u2062was already on the campaign payroll.<\/p>\n<p>The report\u2064 also indicated\u2062 that Mr. Kennedy raised $8.7 million during\u200b the third quarter and has more than $6 million cash on hand.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Kucinich, a Democrat, has spent a long career in politics. He was elected to Cleveland city council in\u2064 1969 and became the mayor in 1977 when he was 31. He was eventually unseated \u200dby Republican George Voinovich\u200c in 1979.<\/p>\n<p>Following unsuccessful runs for Congress, Mr. Kucinich was elected to the U.S. House in 1996, served eight \u200bterms, and was co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus for two terms.<\/p>\n<p>In 2012, Mr. Kucinich lost \u200ba primary to fellow Democrat Marcy Kaptur, who is now the longest-serving House member, when redistricting pitted the two lawmakers as rivals.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Kucinich sought the Democrat party\u2019s presidential\u2063 nomination in 2004 and 2008, but those campaigns were short-lived.<\/p>\n<p>He ran\u2064 for governor in Ohio in 2018 and lost \u2064in the Democrat \u200cprimary and finished\u200c third in a 2021 bid for Cleveland\u2019s mayor.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Kucinich introduced Mr. Kennedy in Philadelphia on Oct. 9 when Mr. Kennedy said he was running as an independent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is now handing off the baton to the team he \u2062did so much to cultivate, headed now by my daughter-in-law, \u200cAmaryllis Kennedy. Amaryllis is a woman of extraordinary intelligence and drive who I am \u2062confident will take this campaign to the next level,\u201d Mr. Kennedy said.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Kennedy is the former founder and CEO of Mulu, a\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-names-new-campaign-manager-days-after-announcing-independent-presidential-bid\/\" title=\"RFK Jr. appoints new campaign manager following independent presidential bid announcement.\">natural language processing startup<\/a>. She was also Head of Product\u2064 for what was then Twitter&#8217;s consumer commerce division.<\/p>\n<p>Over the last year, Ms. Kennedy \u201chas\u2064 launched and managed many of the campaign\u2019s front-facing initiatives, working closely with Kennedy, Kucinich, campaign leadership, national staff, and volunteers,\u201d according to a statement released by\u200d Mr.\u200b Kennedy\u2019s \u200dcampaign.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Kennedy, who earned a law degree from Oxford University and\u200b a master&#8217;s degree in international security from Georgetown University\u2019s School of Foreign Service, called the campaign \u201ca historic people-powered\u2062 movement to reclaim the American Dream on behalf of all our citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2064 How might\u2062 Amaryllis Fox Kennedy&#8217;s background as a former undercover CIA agent and her connection to the Kennedy family contribute to Robert\u200c F. Kennedy\u200c Jr.&#8217;s independent campaign?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2063Ocrat \u2064and former congressman from Ohio, \u200cis known for his progressive views, \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-vivek-ramaswamy-rules-out-use-of-military-force-against-iran\/\" title=\"Vivek Ramaswamy opposes military action on Iran.\">anti-war stance<\/a>, and opposition \u200dto \u200dcorporate influence in politics. He ran for president\u200b during the 2004 and 2008 Democratic primaries but was\u2064 not successful. <\/p>\n<p>Dennis Kucinich\u2019s departure from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.\u2019s campaign came shortly after Kennedy\u2064 announced his decision to run\u200c as \u200ban independent candidate. This\u2063 move\u2064 was seen as a\u200b significant shakeup in the 2024 presidential race, as Kennedy had \u2062initially tried to secure \u200dthe Democratic Party nomination. The decision to \u2064run as an independent reflects Kennedy\u2019s dissatisfaction with the \u2062current state\u2062 of the Democratic \u200dParty and\u2062 his desire to bring\u2064 about change outside\u2062 of the traditional party structure.<\/p>\n<p>The appointment of Amaryllis\u200b Fox Kennedy as the new campaign manager also raised eyebrows. As a former undercover CIA agent, Fox Kennedy brings a unique perspective to the\u200c campaign. Her experience in intelligence and \u200brisk analysis could prove valuable in\u2062 navigating \u2062the complexities of the political \u200dlandscape. Moreover, her connection to the Kennedy family, as the spouse of Robert F. Kennedy III, gives her a personal \u2063stake in the \u2064success of the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>While \u200dthe campaign did\u200d not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/starbucks-to-close-7-locations-near-downtown-san-francisco\/\" title=\"Starbucks shutting down 7 stores near downtown SF.\">provide specific reasons<\/a> for Kucinich\u2019s departure, it is clear that there was\u2062 a\u2064 need for a\u2062 change in \u200cleadership. The \u200bdecision to appoint\u2064 Fox Kennedy indicates a desire for fresh ideas and a different approach. Kennedy\u2019s\u200d statement praising Kucinich\u2019s\u200d contributions to the campaign \u200csuggests that there is no ill\u2062 will between\u200d the two and \u2064that Kucinich\u2019s experience\u200c will still be valued moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>The financial \u200breport filed by the campaign also highlights the success and support \u2063that Kennedy has garnered. \u2063Raising \u2062$8.7 million\u200b during the third quarter\u2064 and\u2062 having \u2062over $6\u2064 million cash \u2064on hand demonstrates \u2062a strong financial foundation for the campaign. This level of fundraising is a testament\u2064 to Kennedy\u2019s appeal and the belief that he can be a viable candidate in the 2024 election.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, \u2062the \u200bdeparture \u2064of Dennis Kucinich\u2063 as campaign manager and the \u2062appointment\u2063 of Amaryllis Fox Kennedy represent a significant turning\u200d point \u200din \u200bRobert F. Kennedy\u200b Jr.\u2019s\u200c independent run for\u200b the presidency. The\u2064 move \u2063reflects Kennedy\u2019s desire for change and his attempt to build\u2063 a campaign that transcends party \u2062lines. With strong financial support and a new leadership \u200cteam in place,\u2062 it remains\u2064 to be seen\u200b how\u200c Kennedy will shape the political \u200dlandscape\u2064 leading up\u200b to the 2024 election.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently exited the 2024 Democrat presidential race to pursue an independent run. Following this, Dennis Kucinich stepped down as campaign manager. Amaryllis Fox Kennedy, a former CIA agent married to Robert F. 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