{"id":2329877,"date":"2024-08-23T08:54:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T12:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-withdraws-from-ballot-in-arizona-ahead-of-campaign-future-announcement-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-23T08:55:59","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T12:55:59","slug":"rfk-jr-withdraws-from-ballot-in-arizona-ahead-of-campaign-future-announcement-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-withdraws-from-ballot-in-arizona-ahead-of-campaign-future-announcement-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"RFK Jr. withdraws from ballot in Arizona ahead of campaign future announcement &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">30<\/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-withdraws-from-ballot-in-arizona-ahead-of-campaign-future-announcement-washington-examiner%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=2329877&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>Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has officially withdrawn from the ballot in Arizona, indicating a probable end\u200d to \u200bhis campaign ahead of \u200dan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/facebook-to-reverse-protections-for-politicians-heres-why-thats-bad-for-everyone\/\" title=\"Facebook To Reverse Protections For Politicians. Here\u2019s Why That\u2019s Bad For Everyone.\">expected announcement<\/a>\u2064 about his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-bother-mike-pence-hints-at-2024-run-after-betraying-president-trump-his-voters-and-america\/\" title=\"Why Bother? Mike Pence Hints at 2024 Run After Betraying President Trump, His Voters and America\">political future<\/a>. This decision \u2064comes amid declining poll numbers and speculation regarding his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-reveals-2024-running-mate-could-be-one-of-his-gop-opponents\/\" title=\"Trump hints at potential 2024 running mate from GOP rivals.\">running \u2064mate<\/a>, Nicole Shanahan, possibly aligning with Donald Trump against Kamala Harris. Kennedy has faced challenges in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-and-anti-trump-republicans-unite-to-fight-third-party-ticket-bid\/\" title=\"Dems and anti-Trump GOP join forces against third-party bid.\">securing ballot access<\/a> in \u200dmultiple\u2064 states, \u200cand reports suggest he plans to fully drop out of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-lost-all-credibility-on-social-distancing-after-biden-celebrations\/\" title=\"Dems Lost All Credibility On Social Distancing After Biden Celebrations\">presidential race<\/a> by the week&#8217;s\u2063 end. He\u2063 will discuss his campaign&#8217;s future in a scheduled event in Phoenix, \u2062coinciding with a Trump rally in \u200dGlendale on the same day.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">RFK Jr. withdraws from ballot in Arizona ahead of campaign future announcement<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1735602\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Independent presidential candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rfk-jr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Robert F. Kennedy Jr.\">Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/a> withdrew from the ballot in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/arizona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Arizona\">Arizona<\/a>, signaling the likely end of his campaign ahead of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3129695\/rfk-jr-address-campaign-future-trump-appearance-arizona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Friday's announcement\">Friday event<\/a> in the state.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Kennedy, already failing to reach double digits, took another major polling hit after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race in July. Amid his fledgling numbers, running mate Nicole Shanahan began openly flirting with the prospect of dropping out and joining forces with former President Donald Trump against Vice President Kamala Harris. The expected dropout was further signaled by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2024\/08\/22\/robert-f-kennedy-jr-moves-to-take-name-off-arizona-nov-5-ballot\/74913683007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>news<\/a> on Thursday that Kennedy had withdrawn from the Arizona ballot.<\/p>\n<p>Much of Kennedy&rsquo;s campaign had been characterized by a struggle against Democratic lawyers to earn a spot on every state ballot.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to Kennedy&rsquo;s campaign for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy plans to drop out of the presidential race by the end of the week, ABC News&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/rfk-jr-plans-drop-presidential-race-end-week\/story?id=113028999\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>, citing sources familiar with his decision.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3129695\/rfk-jr-address-campaign-future-trump-appearance-arizona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"announcement\">announcement<\/a> about his campaign&rsquo;s future will take place in Phoenix. Details for the event noted the address would only be provided to registered members of the press. Trump is scheduled to hold a rally in Glendale, Arizona, on the same day.<\/p>\n<p>In an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/08\/20\/politics\/trump-consider-appointing-rfk-jr-administration-role\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">interview<\/a>&nbsp;with CNN&rsquo;s Kristen Holmes on Tuesday, Trump was&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3128583\/trump-open-rfk-jr-cabinet-position-move-could-neutralize-third-party-threat-gop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">asked<\/a>&nbsp;about Shanahan&rsquo;s recent comments.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, we haven&rsquo;t, but I&rsquo;d love that endorsement,&rdquo; he responded when asked whether he had considered Kennedy for a role in his administration.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You&rsquo;re asking me a very unusual question. I haven&rsquo;t been asked that question yet,&rdquo; Trump said, smiling when pressed on the question. &ldquo;I like him. I respect him a lot. I probably would if something like that were to happen. He&rsquo;s a very different kind of guy &mdash; a very smart guy. And, yeah, I would be honored by that endorsement, certainly.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The endorsement would eliminate the third-party threat to the GOP and could push momentum back in Trump&rsquo;s favor after being caught off guard by the Democrats&rsquo; transition to Harris.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1735602\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1735602\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an independent presidential candidate, has removed his name from the Arizona ballot, indicating that his campaign may be coming to a close before a scheduled event in the state on Friday. Kennedy&#8217;s polling numbers have struggled to reach double digits, and they took another significant downturn after President Joe Biden exited the race in July. Amid these challenges, his running mate Nicole Shanahan has started to consider the possibility of stepping back from their campaign and aligning with former President Donald Trump against Vice President Kamala Harris. The likelihood of this withdrawal was reinforced by Thursday&#8217;s news about Kennedy&#8217;s decision regarding the Arizona ballot. His campaign has faced considerable difficulties in securing spots on ballots across various states due to legal battles with Democratic attorneys. According to ABC News sources familiar with his plans, Kennedy is expected to announce his exit from the presidential race by week&#8217;s end during an event in Phoenix, although details about the location will only be shared with registered press members. On that same day, Trump is set to hold a rally in Glendale, Arizona. In a recent CNN interview, when asked about Shanahan\u2019s comments regarding potential support for him from Kennedy, Trump expressed interest and respect for Kennedy but noted he had not considered him for any role within his administration yet. He acknowledged that such an endorsement could eliminate third-party competition for Republicans and potentially shift momentum back toward him following unexpected developments involving Democrats transitioning leadership roles<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2329878,"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\/08\/rfk-joe-rogan-endorsement.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[39066,39067,32603,32458,32076],"class_list":["post-2329877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-arizona-ballot","tag-campaign-announcement","tag-political-news","tag-rfk-jr","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/rfk-joe-rogan-endorsement.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2329877","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\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2329877"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2329877\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2329878"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2329877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2329877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2329877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}