Biden rival proposes 'no-spoiler pledge' in order to take on Trump in November

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Democrat turned independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is firing back against repeated claims that he's a spoiler in the 2024 election rematch between President Biden and former President Donald Trump.

Kennedy on Wednesday once again argued that he, rather than Biden, is the only candidate who can defeat Trump in November — and showcased a new internal poll conducted by his campaign to make his point — as he announced an unusual "no-spoiler pledge."

"This is a no-spoiler pledge that we’re announcing today. This is a pledge that I offer to take if President Biden also takes it," Kennedy said at a news conference where the candidate took no questions from reporters.

Kennedy said his pledge calls for him and Biden to "agree to co-fund in October a 50-state poll with 30,000 or more likely voters. This is essentially, effectively, a zero margin of error, in October of 2024. The survey will test the results of a head-to-head race pitting President Biden versus President Trump and a second head-to-head race pitting me against President Trump."

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Kennedy emphasized that "whoever performs weakest against President Trump in a two-man contest will drop out of the presidential race. This is a spoiler pledge."

The longtime environmental activist and high-profile vaccine skeptic, who is the scion of the nation's most storied political dynasty, said he's "happy to make the same pledge" with Trump. But he added that "Trump is not a spoiler because he can actually win."

The Biden campaign did not respond to Kennedy's proposal.

But Democratic National Committee (DNC) spokesperson Matt Corridoni, in a statement to Fox News, charged that Kennedy "is a