{"id":2330267,"date":"2024-08-23T18:10:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T22:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-drops-major-election-shaking-plan-dealing-kamala-harris-major-blow\/"},"modified":"2024-08-23T19:31:40","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T23:31:40","slug":"rfk-jr-drops-major-election-shaking-plan-dealing-kamala-harris-major-blow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-drops-major-election-shaking-plan-dealing-kamala-harris-major-blow\/","title":{"rendered":"RFK Jr. Drops Major Election-Shaking Plan, Dealing Kamala Harris Major Blow"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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-drops-major-election-shaking-plan-dealing-kamala-harris-major-blow%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=2330267&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 \u2064candidate Robert F. \u2063Kennedy Jr. recently suspended his campaign in \u2062Phoenix, Arizona, announcing his endorsement of former President Donald Trump for the Republican\u200b presidential\u200c nomination. Kennedy cited \u200dconcerns over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/project-veritas-strips-cnn-naked\/\" title=\"Project Veritas Strips CNN Naked\">free speech<\/a>, the war in Ukraine, and the\u200c childhood \u200bhealth epidemic as his main motivations\u2064 for backing Trump. He began his campaign as a Democrat but became disillusioned with the party, arguing that it has strayed from its \u2063foundational values, particularly regarding democracy and civil rights.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy&#8217;s decision to endorse Trump is seen as a strategic move, potentially aimed at influencing the electoral dynamics \u2063by drawing votes away from the Democratic nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris. Despite suspending his campaign, \u200che intends\u2063 to keep his name on the ballot\u200c in most states while removing it from several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-want-their-private-security-looking-over-gop-poll-watchers-shoulders\/\" title=\"Democrats seek to monitor GOP poll watchers with private security.\">key battleground\u2064 states<\/a> to further challenge the Democrats. Trump&#8217;s response \u2064to Kennedy&#8217;s endorsement was\u2062 positive, suggesting\u200b he would welcome him\u2062 in his administration if elected. Kennedy&#8217;s endorsement could significantly impact the\u200b upcoming elections by reshaping voter alliances\u2062 and\u200c dynamics.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section>\n<p>Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspended his campaign in Phoenix, Arizona, on Friday and endorsed the Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy listed free speech, the war in Ukraine and the childhood health epidemic as the reasons why he was backing Trump.<\/p>\n<p>RFK Jr. noted that he began his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"Campaign 2024: An Early Look At The Possible Republican Contenders\">presidential bid<\/a> as a Democrat, the party of his father Robert F. Kennedy Sr. and former President John Kennedy.<\/p>\n<p>He said the first Democratic convention he attended was in 1960, at JFK&rsquo;s event in Los Angeles, when it was the party of the Constitution, civil rights, as well as being against authoritarianism, censorship, and unjust wars, and for labor and the working class.<\/p>\n<p>In short, it &ldquo;was the party of democracy,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rfk-jr-dropping-making-biggest-decision-race-may-affect-trumps-chances\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kennedy<\/a> said he left the party last October &ldquo;because it had departed so dramatically from the core values that I grew up with.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Further, he argued Democrats effectively cancelled the Democratic primary in order to &ldquo;conceal the decline of the sitting president.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a>: Robert F. Kennedy endorses Donald Trump, &ldquo;suspends&rdquo; his campaign, is removing his name from the swing states but remaining in &ldquo;red&rdquo; or &ldquo;blue&rdquo; states<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Now, [I am throwing] my support to President Trump.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ez8MAuXnkD\">pic.twitter.com\/Ez8MAuXnkD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Florida&rsquo;s Voice (@FLVoiceNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FLVoiceNews\/status\/1827059429306519891?\">August 23, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Democratic National Committee dragged him into court in multiple states to try and block him from getting on the ballot, but despite that, Kennedy succeeded in a majority of states.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve made the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-tragedy-and-triumph-of-scott-hall-remembering-the-bad-guy\/\" title=\"The Tragedy And Triumph Of Scott Hall: Remembering \u201cThe Bad Guy\u201d\">heart-wrenching decision<\/a> to suspend my campaign and to support President Trump,&rdquo; Kennedy said Friday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In my heart, I no longer believe I have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/faith-leaders-try-to-shake-down-wealthy-nations-over-climate-change\/\" title=\"Faith Leaders Try to Shake Down Wealthy Nations over Climate Change\">realistic path<\/a> to electoral victory in the face of this relentless systematic censorship and media control,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>But he added, &ldquo;I want everyone to know that I am not terminating my campaign, but I am simply suspending it and not ending it. My name will remain on the ballot in most states.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He does plan to remove his name from the ballot in 10 battleground states, however, in order to hinder the Democrats.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iXkoSN3rt08?si=YfLYPW0FYOkLX-ea\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The expectation of an RFK Jr. endorsement for Trump had been building during the week after Kennedy&rsquo;s running mate, Nicole Shanahan,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-responds-report-rfk-jr-considering-move-join-forces\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> suggested<\/a> the possibility in a podcast published Tuesday. She made it clear the move was to reduce the risk of a victory by Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We draw more votes from Trump,&rdquo; she explained.<\/p>\n<p>Shanahan said that they could &ldquo;join forces with Donald Trump&hellip;and explain to our base why we&rsquo;re making this decision.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/president\/general\/2024\/trump-vs-harris-vs-kennedy-vs-stein-vs-west\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Real Clear Polling<\/a> average shows Harris with a 2 percent lead nationally over Trump (46.4 to 44.4 percent), with RFK Jr. pulling 5 percent of the vote.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/robert-f-kennedy-jr-election-choice-gift-donald-trump-1942085\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsweek<\/a> reported, despite Kennedy&rsquo;s liberal views on some issues like the environment and abortion, he is drawing more voters from Trump than Harris based on recent surveys conducted by New York Times\/Siena College and Emerson College.<\/p>\n<p>Would-be Trump voters likely resonate with Kennedy&rsquo;s views on border security, foreign wars, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rfk-jr-comes-defense-trump-every-american-troubled\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rule of law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2024\/08\/10\/us\/elections\/times-siena-poll-registered-voter-crosstabs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Times survey<\/a>, 41 percent of respondents said they would back Trump and 27 percent said they would vote for Harris in a two-way race.<\/p>\n<p>Emerson College reportedly found the breakdown was 64 percent for Trump and 36 percent for Harris in a two-way contest.<\/p>\n<p>In the Times survey, 41 percent of respondents said they would back Trump and 27 percent said they would vote for Harris in a two-way race.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Trump stated that he would be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-responds-report-rfk-jr-considering-move-join-forces\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">honored to receive<\/a> Kennedy&rsquo;s endorsement and consider him for a position in his administration, if the Republican should win in November.<\/p>\n<p>Local reporting suggests that Kennedy may attend a Turning Point Action rally where Trump is speaking, perhaps to endorse him in person.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">SOON &#8294;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobertKennedyJr?\">@RobertKennedyJr<\/a>&#8297; will reveal &lsquo;path forward&rsquo; in PHX at 11am-ish AZ time. &#8294;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/12News?\">@12News<\/a>&#8297; has learned PHXPD is preparing to escort Kennedy afterward to Trump rally in Glendale AZ. Sitting in front row for RFK event: GOP State Sen. Wendy Rogers &ldquo;here to see history.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Zms2UM7ktS\">pic.twitter.com\/Zms2UM7ktS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brahm Resnik (@brahmresnik) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brahmresnik\/status\/1827030102653489308?\">August 23, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>KPNX-TV political reporter Braham Resnik posted on X he had &ldquo;learned [the Phoenix Police Department] is preparing to escort Kennedy&rdquo; to the Trump rally in Glendale, Arizona.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Kennedy Jr. announced the suspension of his campaign in Phoenix, Arizona, on Friday and endorsed former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidate. He cited free speech, the conflict in Ukraine, and the childhood health crisis as key reasons for his support of Trump. Kennedy mentioned that he initially launched his presidential campaign as a Democrat, reflecting the legacy of his father Robert F. Kennedy Sr. and former President John F. Kennedy.<\/p>\n<p>He recalled attending his first Democratic convention in 1960 at JFK&#8217;s event in Los Angeles when the party stood for constitutional values, civil rights, opposition to authoritarianism and censorship, as well as support for labor and working-class issues\u2014essentially embodying democracy itself.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy expressed that he left the Democratic Party last October due to its significant departure from those core values he was raised with. He criticized Democrats for effectively canceling their primary to hide the decline of the current president.<\/p>\n<p>Despite facing legal challenges from the Democratic National Committee aimed at preventing him from appearing on ballots across various states\u2014challenges he largely overcame\u2014Kennedy stated on Friday that he had made a difficult decision to suspend his campaign while still keeping most of his name on ballots nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>He plans to withdraw from ten battleground states specifically to hinder Democratic efforts. The anticipation surrounding an endorsement for Trump grew throughout the week after Kennedy\u2019s running mate Nicole Shanahan hinted at it during a podcast interview earlier this week; she emphasized that this move was intended to mitigate risks posed by Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s potential victory alongside Minnesota Governor Tim Walz.<\/p>\n<p>Shanahan noted they could attract more votes away from Trump than Harris based on recent polling data showing RFK Jr.&#8217;s influence among voters leaning towards Trump due to shared views on border security and foreign policy issues.<\/p>\n<p>Trump expressed honor at receiving Kennedy\u2019s endorsement and indicated openness to considering him for a role within his administration if elected in November. Local reports suggested that Kennedy might attend an upcoming rally where Trump is speaking, potentially endorsing him there directly<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2330268,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/rfk-jr-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[39143,32438,5894,32458],"class_list":["post-2330267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-election-plan","tag-kamala-harris","tag-politics","tag-rfk-jr"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/rfk-jr-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2330267","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2330267"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2330267\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2330268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2330267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2330267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2330267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}