{"id":2354700,"date":"2024-10-14T14:21:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T18:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-voters-shifting-to-trump-to-deliver-battleground-state-wins-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-14T14:23:20","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T18:23:20","slug":"rfk-jr-voters-shifting-to-trump-to-deliver-battleground-state-wins-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-voters-shifting-to-trump-to-deliver-battleground-state-wins-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"RFK Jr. voters shifting to Trump to deliver battleground state wins &#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\">28<\/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-voters-shifting-to-trump-to-deliver-battleground-state-wins-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=2354700&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 how supporters of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are shifting their\u200b allegiance to\u2064 Donald Trump, \u2064potentially impacting the 2024 presidential election. Recent polls reveal that Trump has <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\">gained significant support<\/a> \u200bamong Kennedy&#8217;s backers, leading Vice President \u2062Kamala \u200dHarris by a substantial margin in\u2062 several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/update-corrupted-software-that-stole-6000-votes-from-trump-in-michigan-county-shut-down-for-two-hours-in-red-counties-in-georgia-on-election-day\/\" title=\"Update: Corrupted Software that Stole 6,000 Votes From Trump in Michigan County -- Shut Down for TWO HOURS in Red Counties in Georgia on Election Day\">battleground states<\/a>. After \u200dKennedy exited the presidential race, he endorsed Trump and expressed\u2064 willingness\u2063 to accept a prominent role in a potential Trump administration, marking a notable departure from his family&#8217;s Democratic legacy. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-crushes-biden-as-2024-rematch-continues-to-trend-in-former-presidents-favor-poll\/\" title=\"Poll: Trump dominates Biden in ongoing 2024 rematch trend\">poll \u200cresults suggest<\/a> that Kennedy&#8217;s\u200c supporters could play\u200b a decisive role in \u2063determining the election outcome, as they predominantly\u200b prefer Trump over Harris, with a \u200c20 to 39-point advantage \u2062in key states. Kennedy&#8217;s shift has \u2064drawn criticism from some Democrats, but analysts\u200c believe he continues to influence the political landscape\u2062 despite suspending his campaign.  <\/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. voters shifting to Trump to deliver battleground state wins<\/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_1778704\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>With battleground state 2024 polls showing an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hollywood-liberals-dumping-massive-amounts-of-money-into-georgia-senate-runoffs\/\" title=\"Hollywood Liberals Dumping Massive Amounts Of Money Into Georgia Senate Runoffs\">extremely close race<\/a>, both Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3185747\/harris-presidential-transition-incumbency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> and former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3187660\/trump-says-barron-helping-in-gen-z-voter-outreach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> are looking for the edge that will help them over the finish line first on Election Day.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump may have found the answer.<\/p>\n<p>After winning the endorsement and support of former third-party candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rfk-jr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/a>, Trump is poised to add a majority of his backers, according to a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michael-brown-a-major-scientific-study-confirms-what-we-all-know\/\" title=\"Michael Brown: A major scientific study confirms what we all know\">survey provided<\/a> to Secrets.<\/p>\n<p>The groups that polled for and backed Kennedy, <a href=\"https:\/\/av24.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>American Values &rsquo;24<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/johnzogbystrategies.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>John Zogby Strategies<\/a>, released a survey that said Trump holds a 22-point lead over Harris among Kennedy&rsquo;s supporters.<\/p>\n<p>In five of the six battleground states, Kennedy supporters prefer Trump over Harris by 20 points to 39 points.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This means that the Kennedy Cohort will play a decisive factor in determining the eventual winner of the 2024 presidential election,&rdquo; said a Kennedy associate.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><\/figure>\n<p>In August, Kennedy dropped out of the presidential race and said he had no clear path to victory. At the time, some 7% of voters supported his campaign, according to the Pew Research Center.<\/p>\n<p>He then endorsed Trump&rsquo;s candidacy and has indicated he would accept a key position in a second Trump administration.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> gets me inside the USDA, we&#8217;re going to give farmers an off-ramp from the current system that destroys soil, makes people sick, and harms family farms.<\/p>\n<p>If you want this to happen as much as I do, PLEASE DONATE TODAY &#10145;&#65039; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YxxGkb2Ulq\">https:\/\/t.co\/YxxGkb2Ulq<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hm579ZHM9u\">pic.twitter.com\/hm579ZHM9u<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobertKennedyJr\/status\/1845835072521294031?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 14, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>In choosing to back Trump, Kennedy rejected his family&rsquo;s Democratic Party legacy after they spent much of the campaign criticizing him as a gadfly and spoiler. Liberals also mocked Kennedy&rsquo;s questioning of COVID-19 policies.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This comprehensive poll shows RFK Jr. continues to play a major role in our political landscape after suspending his one-and-a-half-year tenure in the thick of the political arena,&rdquo; said Jeremy Zogby, managing partner of John Zogby Strategies.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Democrat-leaning journalists have asked me how they could pick up a critical mass of his support.&nbsp;I tell them they should start by taking Kennedy more seriously. The DNC may have made a big mistake by not taking him more seriously,&rdquo; he told Secrets.<\/p>\n<p>In the new John Zogby Strategies survey, 56% of Kennedy&rsquo;s supporters backed Trump, while Harris won 34%. A third of Kennedy&rsquo;s backers were &ldquo;not yet voting for Trump&rdquo; but would be &ldquo;open&rdquo; to supporting him.<\/p>\n<p>While this might not have a big impact nationally, it does in the battleground states of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>AV24 and John Zogby Strategies provided Secrets with a graphic showing that &ldquo;bump&rdquo; of support:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In Arizona, 51.8% of Kennedy&rsquo;s supporters backed Trump versus 31.3% for Harris.<\/li>\n<li>In Georgia, Trump earned 54.1% of Kennedy&rsquo;s supporters versus 34.5% for Harris.<\/li>\n<li>In Michigan, Kennedy&rsquo;s supporters backed Trump at 64.3% versus Harris at 25%.<\/li>\n<li>In Nevada, 42.6% of Kennedy&rsquo;s supporters backed Trump versus 37.5% for Harris.<\/li>\n<li>In Pennsylvania, 61.9% of Kennedy&rsquo;s supporters backed Trump versus 32% for Harris.<\/li>\n<li>In Wisconsin, 60.4% of Kennedy&rsquo;s supporters backed Trump versus 33.8% for Harris.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <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_1778704\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1778704\"}});<\/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>RFK Jr. supporters are moving to Trump for battleground wins<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2354701,"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\/10\/Trump-RFK-Election-scaled-1024x684.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32458,3634,4223],"class_list":["post-2354700","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-rfk-jr","tag-trump","tag-voters"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Trump-RFK-Election-scaled-1024x684.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2354700","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\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2354700"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2354700\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2354701"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2354700"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2354700"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2354700"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}