RFK, Jr denounces 'spoiler' label, rejects Dem party loyalty concerns: 'I'm trying to hurt both' candidates
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. rejected claims he is acting as a "spoiler" in the 2024 sweeps for either President Biden or former President Trump — while dismissing concerns he deserted the Democratic Party his family personified for decades.
Kennedy told "Your World" Tuesday he will qualify for all 50 states' ballots, and that doing so will further prove he is a serious contender, as host Neil Cavuto cited reports his candidacy would hurt Biden's re-election chances by drawing more votes from the president's supporters than Trump's.
"I mean, my intention is to hurt both of them and… right now I'm beating both candidates and independent voters, and independents are the biggest party. This is the first election in history where independents are the biggest voting bloc," Kennedy said, claiming there are more voters who identify as independent than side with either major binary party.
Kennedy added he has viewed three-way general election polling showing him beating both Biden and Trump among every age group except baby boomers, while tying them with the growing Hispanic voting bloc.
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"I think we have a very good chance of winning in November," he said.
Independent candidates in the past have faced harsh "spoiler" claims, including Texas industrialist Ross Perot in 1992 from the right and Green Party candidate Jill Stein in 2016 from the left.
Meanwhile, Kennedy dismissed claims from the left he has deserted the Democratic Party.
Kennedy's great-grandfather, John F. Fitzgerald — known for his charismatic public persona as "Honey Fitz" — served as Boston's mayor, Massachusetts governor and U.S. congressman.
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