Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Claims Americans Are Casting Votes Based on Fear

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is seeking to become the first third-party or independent candidate to win a presidential election in modern U.S. history. Despite trailing in the polls, he cites internal campaign polls that suggest he could win in a two-way race against either President Biden or former President Trump. Kennedy argues that many Americans are voting out of fear and that divisive “culture war issues” like abortion and gun rights are a distraction from “existential” issues like the national debt and chronic disease where Biden and Trump’s positions are not significantly different.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Presidential Campaign Aspirations

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., aiming to become the first modern U.S. independent candidate to win a presidential election, still struggles in polls while posing a threat to both President Biden and former President Trump.

Kennedy, addressing a rally on Long Island, cited in-house polls predicting his victory in potential one-on-one races against either Biden or Trump.

However, he claimed to lag in a three-candidate competition due to “fear-based voting” among Americans.

Kennedy accused both major parties of trying to manipulate voters into abandoning their values by promoting fear of the other side.

Kennedy’s Critiques of Biden and Trump

During the event in Holbrook, N.Y., Kennedy acknowledged significant differences between Biden and Trump’s personalities and ideologies but pointed out their similar positions on so-called “existential” issues such as national debt and chronic diseases.

He dismissed the topics where Biden and Trump starkly differ, like abortion, border security, guns, and transgender rights, as “culture war issues” that serve to divide the nation.

Discussing the high prevalence of chronic diseases, Kennedy criticized the U.S.’s notably high COVID-19 death rate compared to other developed nations. He linked this disparity partly to low vaccine uptake rates, which he has campaigned against. Despite scientific evidence supporting the effectiveness of vaccines, Kennedy portrayed the nation’s struggle with COVID-19 as evidence against vaccines.

Kennedy’s Stance on Pandemic Responses

Concluding his remarks, Kennedy condemned current pandemic responses such as vaccine mandates and lockdowns, stating, “Whatever we’re doing, whatever we did, it was wrong.”

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