{"id":2262744,"date":"2024-06-07T23:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-08T03:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-inches-toward-joining-debate-with-trump-and-biden-with-minnesota-success\/"},"modified":"2024-06-07T23:12:59","modified_gmt":"2024-06-08T03:12:59","slug":"rfk-jr-inches-toward-joining-debate-with-trump-and-biden-with-minnesota-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-inches-toward-joining-debate-with-trump-and-biden-with-minnesota-success\/","title":{"rendered":"RFK Jr. nears debate stage with Trump and Biden after Minnesota success"},"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\">24<\/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-inches-toward-joining-debate-with-trump-and-biden-with-minnesota-success%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=2262744&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>NTNAA<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/evan-mcmullin-is-the-democrats-utah-senate-candidate\/\" title=\"Evan McMullin Is The Democrats\u2019 Utah Senate Candidate\">independent presidential candidate<\/a>, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has \u2063recently announced that\u2064 he has collected enough signatures to\u200d be placed \u2062on the ballot in Minnesota\u2064 and now meets the eligibility requirement of 270 electoral votes. He has also submitted enough signatures in 19 other states, but their validity is yet to be verified. A press release from his campaign confirmed that he has collected 3,300 signatures in Minnesota. He now needs to reach 15% in four <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-wont-drop-party-loyalty-pledge-requirement-despite-pushback-from-gop-candidates\/\" title=\"RNC stands firm on party loyalty pledge despite GOP candidates' opposition.\">qualifying national polls<\/a> in order to qualify for the June\u200b presidential debate.  <\/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=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rfk-jr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Robert F. Kennedy Jr<\/a>. announced he submitted the required signatures to put him on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minnesota\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Minnesota\u2019s<\/a> ballot and surpass eligibility for 270 electoral votes, pushing him another step closer to qualifying for June\u2019s presidential debate. <\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kennedy24.com\/kennedy_ballot_access_tops_270_electoral_votes_after_campaign_submits_minnesota_signatures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>press release<\/a> from the campaign confirmed Kennedy submitted 3,300 signatures in Minnesota. Kennedy now claims ballot access in 19 states with 278 electoral votes. Half of the states where he has submitted the necessary signatures for ballot access have not yet verified his submission.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., left, and running mate Nicole Shanahan, right, pose for photos with supporters during a campaign stop, Monday, May 13, 2024, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo\/Eric Gay)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meet-the-man-trying-to-shake-up-yales-secretive-governing-body\/\" title=\"Meet the Man Trying to Shake Up Yale\u2019s Secretive Governing Body\">independent candidate<\/a> now has one marker to reach before making it to the June 27 debate: reaching 15% in four qualifying national polls. <\/p>\n<p>CNN, the network holding the first presidential debate, announced two criteria candidates must meet to qualify for the debates. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cCandidates must also appear on a sufficient number of state ballots to reach the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-election-shifting-percentage-of-voters-admit-to-illegal-voting-in-2020\/\" title=\"Survey: Significant Percentage of Voters Confess to Illegal Voting in 2020 Election\">270 electoral vote threshold<\/a> to win the presidency and receive at least 15% in four <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-to-hold-first-2024-debate-between-trump-and-biden-with-no-audience\/\" title=\"CNN to host the inaugural 2024 debate between Trump and Biden without an audience\">separate national polls<\/a> of registered or likely voters that meet CNN\u2019s standards for reporting,\u201d the network <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/05\/15\/politics\/qualifications-for-june-27-cnn-presidential-debate\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Kennedy is now on the ballot in nine states: Utah, Michigan, California, Delaware, Oklahoma, Hawaii, Texas, South Carolina, and Florida. <\/p>\n<p>The campaign states it has collected enough signatures for ballot access in 10 other states: New Hampshire, Nevada, North Carolina, Idaho, Nebraska, Iowa, Ohio, New Jersey, New York, and Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kennedy\u2019s Minnesota milestone comes as he fights to access Nevada\u2019s ballot and faces challenges to his ballot petition in New York. He is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3027014\/rfk-jr-sues-nevada-secretary-state-ballot-access\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>suing<\/a> Nevada\u2019s secretary of state over his interpretation of state laws regarding ballot access. In the Empire State,\u00a0a super PAC backing President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> claims Kennedy\u2019s campaign <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3032021\/rfk-jr-new-york-ballot-petition-challenged-biden-super-pac-residency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>lied<\/a> about its ballot petition.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to the Kennedy campaign for comment. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has submitted the necessary signatures to appear on Minnesota&#8217;s ballot, surpassing the threshold for 270 electoral votes. This move edges him closer to qualifying for the June presidential debate. His campaign confirmed the submission of 3,300 signatures in Minnesota, securing his ballot access<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2262745,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24135100471559.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2262744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24135100471559.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2262744","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\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2262744"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2262744\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2262745"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2262744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2262744"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2262744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}