Conservative media, together with Fox Information and Newsmax, spent months build up RFK Jr., however as a substitute of taking assist away from President Biden, his candidacy hurts Trump.
In response to a brand new Suffolk College Ballot as reported by USA Today:
It’s a tie: One yr earlier than the presidential election, Joe Biden and Donald Trump every command 37% of the vote in a brand new USA TODAY/Suffolk College Ballot − with impartial candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. costing Trump what would have been a slender lead.
Kennedy, scion of the nation’s most revered Democratic household, received 13% of the vote in a hypothetical match-up, drawing voters who by 2-1 stated they might in any other case assist the possible Republican nominee.
Polling proper now could be meaningless, however the concept that RFK Jr. takes assist away from Trump has change into a development in a number of polls. Republicans have began to appreciate that they’ve an RFK Jr. downside, so he has been minimize off from his conservative media pipeline and Trump started to criticize him.
The polls are hopelessly damaged proper now. RFK Jr. is not going to get 13% of the favored vote in a common election, however the concept that the candidate conservatives created to mess with Biden is harming Trump may be very scrumptious.
Jason is the managing editor. He’s additionally a White Home Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Diploma in Political Science. His graduate work targeted on public coverage, with a specialization in social reform actions.
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