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Message auto-removed (Original Post) Name removed Apr 2023 OP
No Comment Roy Rolling Apr 2023 #1
RFK Jr and M.W. are both POS Cattledog Apr 2023 #2
He will not have trouble raising GOP PAC money. applegrove Apr 2023 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author applegrove Apr 2023 #5
I don't care if they're Democrats, they're making money, and that's all that will come of this. ancianita Apr 2023 #37
Wish he would run as an independent. LudwigPastorius Apr 2023 #4
NO, I don't believe it would be to our advantage... DemocraticPatriot Apr 2023 #14
It would be better for him to run Democratic and lose primaries LiberalFighter Apr 2023 #35
Too Bad musclecar6 Apr 2023 #6
He's done some very good River Keeper work etc but he went off the rails on these anti-vax beliefs.. electric_blue68 Apr 2023 #13
He'll never claudette Apr 2023 #7
Not far BlueIdaho Apr 2023 #8
That nut is wasting his time. Imagine if he had been pres... brush Apr 2023 #9
He'll be attacking Biden in primaries, eliminating what should be Biden's incumbent advantage. pnwmom Apr 2023 #11
Actually, I think as an Independant or other third party Mr.Bill Apr 2023 #12
Low-info Democratic leaning voters DemocraticPatriot Apr 2023 #15
I don't think "the name" will mean as much as it used dflprincess Apr 2023 #18
When he announced his exploratory committee on Twitter, MAGAs got very excited emulatorloo Apr 2023 #16
They are mostly excited about the prospect of him pulling away progressive votes from Biden.nt pnwmom Apr 2023 #19
There are also batshit crazy anti-vax progressive (in other respects) voters, pnwmom Apr 2023 #17
True, but I think republican anti-vaxers Mr.Bill Apr 2023 #21
Most of them are dead now SouthernDem4ever Apr 2023 #25
The problem is that RFK's attacks will hurt Biden in the primaries, pnwmom Apr 2023 #27
I think Biden's like 'hold my beer,' and he'll think circles around RFK. ancianita Apr 2023 #38
My hope is it's like the 2020 Cha Apr 2023 #39
This message was self-deleted by its author Mr.Bill Apr 2023 #22
The OP doesn't exactly say what party he intends to run... brush Apr 2023 #31
It will be very difficult to get his name on the ballot in every state. If any. LiberalFighter Apr 2023 #36
... lapucelle Apr 2023 #10
What a whacko. And hypocrite. oldsoftie Apr 2023 #20
This is... problematic. gldstwmn Apr 2023 #23
I sent him a personal text urging him NOT to run! DemocraticPatriot Apr 2023 #28
He can't be trusted SouthernDem4ever Apr 2023 #24
LOL his wagon has gone around the bend... Historic NY Apr 2023 #26
Oh good gods. . . nt Richard D Apr 2023 #29
Not just no lonely bird Apr 2023 #30
RFK Jr. is delusional. Martin68 Apr 2023 #32
Yes Rebl2 Apr 2023 #34
Sigh. This won't be helpful. Joinfortmill Apr 2023 #33
Kennedy stands no chance, like Williamson RussBLib Apr 2023 #40
He's an anti-vax crackpot. So, no. n/t SpankMe Apr 2023 #41
Maybe he shouldn't. nt OneCrazyDiamond Apr 2023 #42
Sorry about your dad, and your uncle, and cousin. twodogsbarking Apr 2023 #43
Why? Bayard Apr 2023 #44

Roy Rolling

(6,956 posts)
1. No Comment
Wed Apr 5, 2023, 07:43 PM
Apr 2023

He is a darling of the MAGA right.

Cattledog

(5,933 posts)
2. RFK Jr and M.W. are both POS
Wed Apr 5, 2023, 07:44 PM
Apr 2023

applegrove

(119,223 posts)
3. He will not have trouble raising GOP PAC money.
Wed Apr 5, 2023, 07:49 PM
Apr 2023

Response to applegrove (Reply #3)

ancianita

(36,327 posts)
37. I don't care if they're Democrats, they're making money, and that's all that will come of this.
Wed Apr 5, 2023, 10:23 PM
Apr 2023

Just their presence in the runup pisses me off. Alert, I don't care.

LudwigPastorius

(9,388 posts)
4. Wish he would run as an independent.
Wed Apr 5, 2023, 07:50 PM
Apr 2023

That would siphon off a significant amount of Q votes from the Fat One.

DemocraticPatriot

(4,590 posts)
14. NO, I don't believe it would be to our advantage...
Wed Apr 5, 2023, 08:32 PM
Apr 2023

First, I don't believe he would siphon off a "significant amount of Q votes" from Trump or whomever.

Second, he does have a great Democratic name (but nothing else)....

As an independent candidate, I believe it is just possible that he could siphon more low-info votes from our side, than from theirs...

LiberalFighter

(51,901 posts)
35. It would be better for him to run Democratic and lose primaries
Wed Apr 5, 2023, 10:07 PM
Apr 2023

It would be very difficult to get on the ballot in every state as an independent after losing at the Democratic National Convention.

musclecar6

(1,695 posts)
6. Too Bad
Wed Apr 5, 2023, 07:59 PM
Apr 2023


He could’ve been a viable candidate in our party, but obviously he’s gone round the bend with his out there views. He could’ve been a congressman, senator, cabinet secretary, etc. and made a valuable contribution to our country, following in his father’s footsteps.

electric_blue68

(15,179 posts)
13. He's done some very good River Keeper work etc but he went off the rails on these anti-vax beliefs..
Wed Apr 5, 2023, 08:31 PM
Apr 2023

20+ yrs ago. A shame.

claudette

(3,677 posts)
7. He'll never
Wed Apr 5, 2023, 08:01 PM
Apr 2023

win the primary, in my view.

BlueIdaho

(13,582 posts)
8. Not far
Wed Apr 5, 2023, 08:04 PM
Apr 2023

And not for long.

brush

(54,187 posts)
9. That nut is wasting his time. Imagine if he had been pres...
Wed Apr 5, 2023, 08:19 PM
Apr 2023

when covid hit. Our population would've been cut by millions of people and we'd still be suffering from the virus.

I just hope this nut doesn't take Dem votes which will help repubicans.

pnwmom

(109,039 posts)
11. He'll be attacking Biden in primaries, eliminating what should be Biden's incumbent advantage.
Wed Apr 5, 2023, 08:27 PM
Apr 2023

And when he loses, there's nothing to stop him from running third party, and tossing the election to the R's.

Mr.Bill

(24,438 posts)
12. Actually, I think as an Independant or other third party
Wed Apr 5, 2023, 08:31 PM
Apr 2023

he could take the bat-shit crazy anti-vax republican votes away from them. I don't see many Democrats voting for him under any circumstances.

DemocraticPatriot

(4,590 posts)
15. Low-info Democratic leaning voters
Wed Apr 5, 2023, 08:34 PM
Apr 2023

might vote for "the name"...

At this point, that is all he has.


dflprincess

(28,118 posts)
18. I don't think "the name" will mean as much as it used
Wed Apr 5, 2023, 08:51 PM
Apr 2023

especially among younger voters.

emulatorloo

(44,326 posts)
16. When he announced his exploratory committee on Twitter, MAGAs got very excited
Wed Apr 5, 2023, 08:48 PM
Apr 2023

about his potential candidacy. Many hoping he would be Trump’s VP.

pnwmom

(109,039 posts)
19. They are mostly excited about the prospect of him pulling away progressive votes from Biden.nt
Wed Apr 5, 2023, 08:52 PM
Apr 2023

pnwmom

(109,039 posts)
17. There are also batshit crazy anti-vax progressive (in other respects) voters,
Wed Apr 5, 2023, 08:51 PM
Apr 2023

just like RFK, who would be impressed with his environmental work.

Mr.Bill

(24,438 posts)
21. True, but I think republican anti-vaxers
Wed Apr 5, 2023, 08:54 PM
Apr 2023

greatly outnumber them. And given what's going on leagally for a Trump, by November 2024 there will be republicans looking for an alternative.

SouthernDem4ever

(6,618 posts)
25. Most of them are dead now
Wed Apr 5, 2023, 09:07 PM
Apr 2023

It's not a good voting bloc.

pnwmom

(109,039 posts)
27. The problem is that RFK's attacks will hurt Biden in the primaries,
Wed Apr 5, 2023, 09:08 PM
Apr 2023

and there's no guarantee RFK would stop his run with a primary loss.

ancianita

(36,327 posts)
38. I think Biden's like 'hold my beer,' and he'll think circles around RFK.
Wed Apr 5, 2023, 10:26 PM
Apr 2023

The party will tell RFK to take his money and go home.

Cha

(298,714 posts)
39. My hope is it's like the 2020
Wed Apr 5, 2023, 10:35 PM
Apr 2023

run up.. Biden was attacked then, too.

Response to pnwmom (Reply #17)

brush

(54,187 posts)
31. The OP doesn't exactly say what party he intends to run...
Wed Apr 5, 2023, 09:37 PM
Apr 2023

under. I understand he's popular with Qanons and magats because of his anti-vaxx foolishness. If he tries primary Joe Biden as a Dem it won't work IMO as he's so unpopular with us Dems because of his anti-vaxx stance.

LiberalFighter

(51,901 posts)
36. It will be very difficult to get his name on the ballot in every state. If any.
Wed Apr 5, 2023, 10:08 PM
Apr 2023

lapucelle

(18,446 posts)
10. ...
Wed Apr 5, 2023, 08:21 PM
Apr 2023

oldsoftie

(12,763 posts)
20. What a whacko. And hypocrite.
Wed Apr 5, 2023, 08:53 PM
Apr 2023

gldstwmn

(4,575 posts)
23. This is... problematic.
Wed Apr 5, 2023, 08:57 PM
Apr 2023

Sigh.

DemocraticPatriot

(4,590 posts)
28. I sent him a personal text urging him NOT to run!
Wed Apr 5, 2023, 09:08 PM
Apr 2023

I guess he didn't recognize my name. HAHAHAHA


But yes, it is problematic--- especially if President Biden does not file for the New Hampshire primary because of their refusal to abide by the Democratic party schedule rules-- we might need to beat him in New Hampshire with write-in votes for President Biden...

(Of course, an RFK victory in New Hampshire against Marianne and sundry other non-viable candidates, and over a Biden write-in vote, would be technically meaningless, but how would the media play it??)


His father is rolling over in his grave. There is no "great issue" this year to justify this challenge against a GREAT Democratic President!




SouthernDem4ever

(6,618 posts)
24. He can't be trusted
Wed Apr 5, 2023, 09:07 PM
Apr 2023

Spread the word far and wide!

Richard D

(8,864 posts)
29. Oh good gods. . . nt
Wed Apr 5, 2023, 09:15 PM
Apr 2023

lonely bird

(1,717 posts)
30. Not just no
Wed Apr 5, 2023, 09:17 PM
Apr 2023

But hell no.

There are enough lunatics in politics already.

Martin68

(23,198 posts)
32. RFK Jr. is delusional.
Wed Apr 5, 2023, 09:52 PM
Apr 2023

Rebl2

(13,714 posts)
34. Yes
Wed Apr 5, 2023, 10:02 PM
Apr 2023

and apparently his wife thinks the same-related to a post above.

Joinfortmill

(14,642 posts)
33. Sigh. This won't be helpful.
Wed Apr 5, 2023, 09:53 PM
Apr 2023

RussBLib

(9,083 posts)
40. Kennedy stands no chance, like Williamson
Wed Apr 5, 2023, 10:40 PM
Apr 2023

The line for kooks forms on the right, not on the left.

SpankMe

(2,991 posts)
41. He's an anti-vax crackpot. So, no. n/t
Wed Apr 5, 2023, 10:58 PM
Apr 2023

OneCrazyDiamond

(2,032 posts)
42. Maybe he shouldn't. nt
Wed Apr 5, 2023, 11:17 PM
Apr 2023

twodogsbarking

(10,150 posts)
43. Sorry about your dad, and your uncle, and cousin.
Thu Apr 6, 2023, 12:31 AM
Apr 2023

Bayard

(22,416 posts)
44. Why?
Thu Apr 6, 2023, 01:03 AM
Apr 2023

I admired his work as an environmentalist, but now--not so much. Rethugs will probably like his anti-Fauci stance. They may also think JFK Jr. is going to be his running mate.

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