{"id":2207631,"date":"2024-03-27T16:28:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T20:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-rage-over-rfk-jr-campaign-in-dnc-call\/"},"modified":"2024-03-27T16:30:54","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T20:30:54","slug":"democrats-rage-over-rfk-jr-campaign-in-dnc-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-rage-over-rfk-jr-campaign-in-dnc-call\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats express strong opposition to RFK Jr.&#8217;s campaign during DNC discussion"},"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%2Fdemocrats-rage-over-rfk-jr-campaign-in-dnc-call%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=2207631&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--><p>The article discusses Democrats&#8217; strong criticism \u2064of\u2063 Robert F. Kennedy Jr.&#8217;s campaign during a DNC call. Lawmakers are concerned that Kennedy&#8217;s \u2062choice of Nicole Shanahan \u200cas his running mate may divert votes from President Joe Biden in the upcoming election \u2062against Republican nominee\u200b Donald Trump. Click &#8220;Read more&#8230;&#8221;\u2062 for additional \u2064information. The \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-house-democrat-demands-vote-on-gun-control-legislation-immediately-2\/\" title=\"Top House Democrat Demands Vote on Gun Control Legislation \u201cImmediately\u201d\">article delves<\/a> into the backlash from Democrats towards Robert F. Kennedy Jr.&#8217;s campaign during a DNC call. Lawmakers fear that Kennedy&#8217;s selection of Nicole Shanahan as his running\u200c mate could draw \u2063votes away from President Joe Biden in the upcoming election against Republican nominee Donald Trump. Click &#8220;Read more&#8230;&#8221; for more details.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<section id=\"article\">\n<article data-post-title=\"Democrats Rage Over RFK Jr. Campaign in DNC Call\" data-post-slug=\"http:\/\/ties-emerge-between-embattled-biden-judicial-nominee-adeel-mangi-and-domestic-terrorist\" data-post-url id=\"print-1873164\">\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption> \t\t\t\tRobert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at a rally on August 29, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Sean Gallup\/Getty Images)\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Democrats slammed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after he announced Nicole Shanahan as his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-email-reportedly-names-kamala-harris-others-as-key-contacts-for-joint-venture-with-china-energy-co\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Email Reportedly Names Kamala Harris, Others as Key Contacts for 'Joint Venture' With China Energy Co.\">presidential running mate<\/a> on Tuesday, with lawmakers expressing worry that the pair\u2019s campaign will siphon votes from President Joe Biden in his rematch this fall with Republican nominee Donald Trump.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;I am personally offended and just disgusted by [Kennedy\u2019s] campaign,&#8221; Rep. Robert Garcia (D., Calif.) <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/4558063-robert-f-kennedy-jr-rfk-jr-nicole-shanahan-vice-president-joe-biden-donald-trump\/\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span> in a call hosted by the Democratic National Committee, according to <em>The Hill<\/em>. &#8220;He should be ashamed of himself. He should stop running for president.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Pennsylvania lieutenant governor Austin Davis (D.) echoed Garcia\u2019s sentiments on the call, labeling Kennedy &#8220;a spoiler&#8221; and arguing Kennedy was &#8220;drafted into this race by Donald Trump\u2019s top supporters&#8221; and &#8220;has no realistic path to victory in Pennsylvania.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The DNC hosted the call with several Democratic officials from swing states after Kennedy on Tuesday ramped up his independent White House bid by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/elections\/rfk-jr-taps-soft-on-crime-donor-for-vp\/\"><span>announcing<\/span><\/a><span> his running mate would be Shanahan, an attorney who donated $4 million to Kennedy\u2019s campaign for Super Bowl advertising.\u00a0<\/span>\t<\/p>\n<p><span>Democrats have targeted Kennedy since he left the Democratic Party and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/rfk-jr-declares-independent-presidential-run\/\"><span>launched<\/span><\/a><span> his presidential bid as an independent in October, with Democrats arguing he would help reelect Trump by taking crucial votes from Biden. &#8220;RFK Jr. is a MAGA-backed candidate who is bankrolled by billionaires to help reelect Donald Trump,&#8221; a pro-Biden group <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rfkjrfacts.com\/\"><span>wrote<\/span><\/a><span> on a website targeting the independent candidate called rfkjrfacts.com.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;RFK Jr.\u2019s platform is extremely dangerous: he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stacey-abrams-voting-rights-pac-helped-group-that-pushed-voter-fraud-conspiracy-theories\/\" title=\"Stacey Abrams\u2019 Voting Rights PAC Helped Group That Pushed Voter Fraud Conspiracy Theories\">pushes conspiracy theories<\/a> that divide our country, has made millions of dollars opposing vaccines, and has a history of anti-Black, anti-LGBTQ, and anti-Semitic remarks,&#8221; the website reads.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robert F. Kennedy Jr. addresses a rally in Berlin on August 29, 2020 (Photo: Sean Gallup\/Getty Images). 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