MSNBC host and former White House press secretary Jen Psaki expressed on Wednesday that third-party candidates such as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pose a significant challenge for President Biden’s chances of being reelected.
“When you consider RFK Jr., it's mainly about name recognition,” Psaki stated on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” highlighting that the Kennedy name is highly valued in Georgia, a crucial battleground state for Biden's rematch against former President Trump.
Psaki mentioned that too many voters may not be aware that he opposes vaccinations and believes in conspiracy theories. She also pointed out that the Biden campaign and Democratic National Committee are working to amplify this message.
“But the message needs to reach a wide audience and be emphasized because these third-party candidates pose one of the biggest threats to Joe Biden’s reelection,” she remarked.
According to a poll from The Hill/Decision Desk HQ, Kennedy, an independent candidate, is currently behind Biden and Trump by about 30 points nationally, with 10.8 percent. Trump holds 41.1 percent, while Biden has 38.6 percent. average Without Kennedy as an option, the race becomes closer, with Trump at 44.6 percent and Biden at 43.6 percent.
Kennedy, a vaccine skeptic who resigned from the Children’s Health Defense organization, the most well-funded anti-vaccine organization in the U.S., to run for president.
A family member of Kennedy wrote an article in 2019 condemning his anti-vaccine stance as “wrong” and “dangerous.” longtime Many members of Kennedy’s family are publicly supporting Biden in 2024, and they intend to increase their efforts, starting with a recent family visit to the White House.
Three relatives MSNBC host and former White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Wednesday that third-party candidates like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are a “huge, huge, huge problem” for President Biden’s reelection campaign. “If you look at RFK Jr., it’s the name recognition issue,” Psaki said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” noting that the Kennedy name was particularly…
Many members of Kennedy’s family are publicly backing Biden in 2024, and are reportedly planning to step up those efforts, starting with a family visit to the White House last week.
