Robert F. Kennedy Jr. challenged the Democratic National Committee (DNC) on Sunday to take a beat and refrain from simply “anointing” Vice President Kamala Harris as the new 2024 presidential candidate.
Kennedy started out running his 2024 presidential campaign as a Democrat, but announced later — after effectively being shut out by the DNC — that he would be running as an independent. In a statement posted via X — after Biden announced he was dropping out of the race and endorsed Harris as his choice to replace him on the ticket — Kennedy argued that the DNC should give the choice back to the people.
I commend President Biden for stepping down. His infirmities were evident to any unbiased observer from the beginning. It was this progressive deterioration — and his abandonment of Democratic Party principles — that prompted me to enter the race and ensure American voters…
