{"id":2209677,"date":"2024-03-30T12:47:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-30T16:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cesar-chavezs-family-reminds-rfk-jr-their-votes-are-going-to-biden-after-he-invokes-their-late-fathers-name\/"},"modified":"2024-03-30T12:47:46","modified_gmt":"2024-03-30T16:47:46","slug":"cesar-chavezs-family-reminds-rfk-jr-their-votes-are-going-to-biden-after-he-invokes-their-late-fathers-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cesar-chavezs-family-reminds-rfk-jr-their-votes-are-going-to-biden-after-he-invokes-their-late-fathers-name\/","title":{"rendered":"Cesar Chavez&#8217;s family informs RFK Jr. that they are supporting Biden after he references their father"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fcesar-chavezs-family-reminds-rfk-jr-their-votes-are-going-to-biden-after-he-invokes-their-late-fathers-name%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=2209677&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>Robert F. Kennedy \u200dJr., an independent \u200cpresidential candidate, was urged by \u2062Cesar Chavez&#8217;s family \u2064to refrain from using his name in the campaign. The family endorsed President Joe Biden instead. \u200bKennedy, \u2064intending to celebrate Cesar Chavez Day, planned a Los Angeles\u2062 event. Biden&#8217;s campaign manager, Julie Chavez Rodriguez, a family granddaughter, \u2062previously worked under Obama. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an independent presidential candidate, was\u2063 asked \u2064by Cesar Chavez&#8217;s family not to use his name in \u2063the campaign. The family chose to endorse President Joe Biden. In\u2064 preparation for Cesar Chavez Day, \u200cKennedy \u2062planned an event in Los Angeles. Julie Chavez Rodriguez, a granddaughter of the family, who previously served under\u200d Obama, is \u2062Biden&#8217;s campaign \u2063manager.  <\/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<div>\n<p>Independent presidential candidate <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rfk-jr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/a> received a notice from the family of the late Cesar Chavez to stop using their patriarch\u2019s name for his <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/campaign\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>campaign<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The labor leader\u2019s eldest son, Fernando Chavez, signed a letter Friday which was first reported by <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/elections\/2024\/03\/29\/cesar-chavez-rfk-jr-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"the Washington Post\">the Washington Post<\/a><\/em>. Fernando and his brother Paul gave the Chavez family endorsement to President Joe Biden that same day, according to the incumbent\u2019s campaign. This comes ahead of Cesar Chavez Day on Sunday, the late activist\u2019s birthday, since then-President Barack Obama enacted it so in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe respectfully call upon you and your campaign to cease using images of our father to associate yourself with him and suggest your campaign\u2019s goals are compatible,\u201d the letter reads.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy likewise planned to commemorate the holiday with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Los-Angeles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Los Angeles<\/a> event featuring \u201cMexican food, drinks, culture, voter registration assistance.\u201d The candidate planned to host guests and give his own remarks.<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s campaign manager is Julie Chavez Rodriguez, one of the granddaughters in the family. She previously worked as Biden\u2019s senior adviser and also worked as a staffer under Obama\u2019s Office of\u00a0Public Engagement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI worked with Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta, and the United Farm Workers on multiple issues, events, and campaigns for nearly 50 years. I\u2019m proud of that work,\u201d Kennedy said in a comment to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. \u201cOn Saturday we are celebrating Cesar Chavez Day to honor Cesar Chavez and his close friendship with my father, my family, and me and his impact on our country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy Sr. was in California during the 1965 grape strike that led to the founding of the United <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Farm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Farm<\/a> Workers that next year, when they merged the National Farm Workers Association and Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee. Kennedy was seen intervening with law enforcement attempting to arrest striking farmers. Two years later, Kennedy was by Chavez\u2019s side while he broke his 25-day fast with grapes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJulie Chavez Rodriguez is the campaign manager for the Biden campaign so I can understand the discontent from the Chavez family,\u201d Kennedy Jr. went on. \u201cIt\u2019s disappointing, but it\u2019s politics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Biden offered a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/presidential-actions\/2024\/03\/29\/a-proclamation-on-cesar-chavez-day-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"statement\">statement<\/a> the same day of this letter and endorsement, saying he is \u201cproud to keep a bust of C\u00e9sar Ch\u00e1vez in the Oval Office. It is a daily reminder of our shared commitment to America\u2019s workers and our labor unions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This comes as the Biden campaign is seemingly bleeding Latino support. According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/2930876\/hispanic-voters-trending-toward-gop-key-battleground-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">poll<\/a> from the American Principles Project, Joe Biden and Donald Trump are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/2932433\/rfk-jr-reboots-latino-outreach-program-biden-trump-voting-bloc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nearly deadlocked<\/a> among\u00a0Latino\u00a0voters\u00a0in Arizona and Nevada.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an independent presidential candidate, was advised by Cesar Chavez&#8217;s family to refrain from utilizing their patriarch&#8217;s name in his campaign. The notice, signed by Fernando Chavez, eldest son of the labor leader, was reported by the Washington Post. Fernando and his brother Paul expressed their concerns regarding the use of their father&#8217;s name<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2209678,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP24031204442425-1024x660.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2209677","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP24031204442425-1024x660.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2209677","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\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2209677"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2209677\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2209678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2209677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2209677"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2209677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}