RFK Jr. Switches From Running As A Democrat To Running As An Independent-- Republicans Freaking Out

RJK Jr: "Every family has disputes."

As we saw last week and over the weekend, RFK, Jr’s candidacy was dreamed up by MAGA operatives like Steve Bannon and Tucker Carlson to cause Biden some kind of problem. But the project went awry and is now something Trump has to deal with. In fact… yesterday, Eva Surovell reported that the RNC is scurrying to make sure the right-wing base the Republicans helped build for RFK Jr turns on him.

Yesterday, they sent out a list of reasons to vote against him. “RFK Jr.,” they wrote in an e-mail, “knows full well he’ll 'take more votes' from the Republican nominee; that’s why he’s running… Make no mistake― a Democrat in Independent’s clothing is still a Democrat. RFK Jr. cannot hide from his record of endorsing Hillary, supporting the Green New Deal, fighting against the Keystone Pipeline, and praising AOC’s tax hikes― he is your typical elitist liberal and voters won’t be fooled.”

The email tried linking Kennedy to Biden and AOC and pointed to his record on climate change and abortion, something Bannon, Carlson, Roger Stone and the rest of the MAGAts behind his candidacy ’til now just overlooked. The Trump campaign also went on the attack. Campaign spokesman Steven Cheung, said “Voters should not be deceived by anyone who pretends to have conservative values. [An] RFK candidacy is nothing more than a vanity project for a liberal Kennedy to cash in on his family’s name.” Another Republican told teh Washington Post, "We have to attack him. He would hurt the eventual nominee."

Rebecca O’Brien reported that yesterday RFK, 69 years old, made his switch to an independent campaign official. He said “People stop me everywhere... and they remind me that this country is ready for a history-making change. They are ready to reclaim their freedom― their independence! And that’s why I’m here today― I’m here to declare myself an independent candidate.”