Authored by Jeff Louderbeck via The Epoch Times,
As President Joe Biden discovered he had received the New Hampshire Democrat major as a write-in candidate, unbiased presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. introduced he had gathered the required variety of signatures to look on that state’s normal election poll in November.
Mr. Kennedy’s group collected greater than 3,000 signatures in in the future within the Granite State, in response to a press release from the marketing campaign.
“I need to thank our devoted supporters and volunteers who made this nice accomplishment potential,” Mr. Kennedy stated.
“Democracy is way more than voting. I’m impressed by how enthusiastic individuals are to gather signatures, create new political events, and rally for actual change,” Mr. Kennedy added.
“This type of vitality is what is going to get us onto the poll in each state and gas our voter registration and GOTV operation as we head towards election day.”
Volunteers from throughout New Hampshire and each state in New England joined to assemble signatures at round 100 precincts from 6 a.m. till 8 p.m., a marketing campaign spokesperson reported.
When he declared his candidacy for president final April, Mr. Kennedy envisioned celebrating a victory within the New Hampshire Democrat major in January.
As a substitute, after asserting he would run as an unbiased and depart the Democrat major final October, Mr. Kennedy commemorated a special feat as President Joe Biden received the New Hampshire major as a write-in candidate.
In an interview final August, Mr. Kennedy advised The Epoch Instances that “I’m a Democrat” and he was working for president to revive the celebration to the values it represented when his uncle, John F. Kennedy, was president and his father, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was looking for the Democrat presidential nomination in 1968.
Mr. Kennedy thought of New Hampshire a serious battleground state within the Democrat major.
New Hampshire was traditionally the primary major within the nation, after the Iowa caucus. Early final 12 months, on the urging of President Joe Biden, the Democratic Nationwide Committee (DNC) voted to interchange New Hampshire with South Carolina as the primary major.
When New Hampshire Democrats refused, citing a state regulation, the DNC referred to as it an unsanctioned major and President Biden didn’t seem on the poll.
Mr. Kennedy introduced on Oct. 9 in Philadelphia that he would run as an unbiased and depart the Democrat major, calling it “rigged” by the DNC.
“American democracy ought to be extra than simply choosing between two candidates anointed by shadowy establishments. Huge Oil funds the Republicans. Huge Tech funds the Democrats. Huge Pharma and the army contractors be sure that to donate to each.
“As a substitute of two events, we have now a uni-party, a monster with two faces loudly bickering with itself because it lumbers over a cliff,” Mr. Kennedy stated.
Mr. Kennedy is formally on the poll in Utah. He believes he might be on the poll in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks through the World Values Community’s presidential candidate collection on the Glasshouse in New York Metropolis on July 25, 2023. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Photographs)
Earlier in January, Mr. Kennedy stated that his marketing campaign had filed paperwork in six states to create its personal political celebration.
The transfer was made to get his title on the poll in these states with fewer voter signatures than is required for candidates not affiliated with a celebration.
In 5 states—California, Delaware, Hawaii, Mississippi, and North Carolina—Mr. Kennedy’s marketing campaign fashioned the “We the Individuals” celebration. The “Texas Impartial Social gathering” was additionally established.
Submitting for political celebration standing within the six states diminished the variety of signatures required for Mr. Kennedy to achieve poll entry by about 330,000, in response to a press release by his marketing campaign.
To get on the ballots of all 50 states and the District of Columbia, Mr. Kennedy famous, his marketing campaign should acquire about 1 million legitimate pen-and-paper signatures via petitions throughout the nation.
“Successfully, this implies nearer to 1.5 million to make sure that sufficient are legitimate,” Mr. Kennedy stated.
His marketing campaign stated in a press launch on Jan. 16 that a number of states give unbiased presidential candidates two strategies of attaining poll entry—as a person candidate or because the nominee of a brand new celebration.
The 2 processes typically require completely different numbers of signatures, the marketing campaign defined.
“In most states, the person candidate course of requires fewer signatures. Nevertheless, in some states, celebration poll entry requires fewer signatures and is subsequently essentially the most direct path to poll entry in these states,” the marketing campaign famous.
As soon as the brand new celebration positive aspects poll entry, it might nominate a candidate.
American Values 2024, the tremendous PAC supporting Mr. Kennedy, stated that it deliberate to spend greater than $10 million to get on the poll in 10 states, together with California and Texas.
Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Nevada, and New York are the others.
The tremendous PAC just lately introduced it had employed three corporations to gather voter signatures in Arizona, Georgia, and Michigan.
After the outcomes of the New Hampshire major have been introduced, Mr. Kennedy advised Fox Information that President Biden “might be not going to marketing campaign” and “the Democrats are counting on court docket instances to attempt to derail the election, to attempt to preserve President Trump off the poll.”
“I feel that’s a really, very dangerous technique. I feel it’s dangerous for democracy. I feel it’s dangerous for the Democratic Social gathering. I feel it’s dangerous for everyone,” Mr. Kennedy added.
Mr. Kennedy famous that his favorability rankings have been higher than President Biden and President Trump, and he’s forward of each candidates amongst Individuals underneath the age of 45 in six battleground states.
In a Gallup poll carried out from Dec. 1 to Dec. 20, 2023, Mr. Kennedy led all presidential candidates with a 52 % favorability score. President Trump adopted with 42 %, President Biden 41 %, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley 33 %, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis 32 %.
Mr. Kennedy and Ms. Haley led within the least favorable class at 34 % in comparison with 58 % for President Biden, 57 % for President Trump, and 52 % for Mr. DeSantis.
A survey of registered voters carried out by Siena School and The New York Instances launched in early November 2023 indicated that in six battleground states, Mr. Kennedy would obtain 24 % of the vote in a three-way race, whereas President Trump would get 35 % and President Biden would get 33 %.
The steadiness stated they remained undecided or wouldn’t vote.
The ballot included 3,662 doubtless voters in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. The margin of sampling error varies among the many state polls, from plus or minus 4.4 proportion factors to plus or minus 4.8 proportion factors.
That survey reveals Mr. Kennedy main President Biden and President Trump amongst voters underneath 45 in these six states.
Mr. Kennedy registered 34 % help amongst voters aged 18 to 29 in contrast with 30 % for President Biden and 29 % for President Trump.
For voters aged 30 to 44, Mr. Kennedy led with 31 % whereas President Biden and President Trump every collected 30 %.
Mr. Kennedy continues to journey the nation holding rallies and accumulating signatures to get on the poll in all states. He might be in Charleston, West Virginia, on Jan. 27.
At a voter rally in Atlanta on the eve of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Mr. Kennedy advised a crowd that 2024 marks the primary election in American historical past the place there are extra independents than Democrats and Republicans.
“I’m gaining about one level a month, and I’ve acquired 9 months,” Mr. Kennedy stated. “All I must do is get to 34 factors, and I win the election.
“I’m working towards the 2 most unpopular candidates in American historical past,” Mr. Kennedy stated in Atlanta, referencing President Trump and President Biden because the doubtless nominees of their respective events.
“Individuals don’t need to preserve selecting the lesser of two evils.”
Pointing to the polls, the passion at voter rallies, and the “grassroots military” he says is the biggest amongst any presidential candidate, Mr. Kennedy believes there’s a path to victory in November.
“Many Democrats say they aren’t voting for President Biden, however they’re voting towards President Trump. Many Republicans say the identical factor, that they’re voting towards President Biden,” Mr. Kennedy stated.
“It’s vital that we have now any person who can encourage us—somebody folks like and are enthusiastic about voting for.”
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