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Join NowMoveOn Statement on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Failing to Qualify for First Presidential Debate
Joel Payne: “Between RFK Jr. failing to make the debate stage and having his worst fundraising month of the year, it’s clear that Americans are catching on to his MAGA policies on abortion, climate, and immigration.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, MoveOn Political Action released the following statement in response to news that third-party presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. failed to qualify for the first debate of the 2024 presidential election:
“Between RFK Jr. failing to make the debate stage and having his worst fundraising month of the year, it’s clear that Americans are catching on to his MAGA policies on abortion, climate, and immigration,” said MoveOn Political Action Chief Communications Officer Joel Payne. “It seems that the majority of voters—as well as the Republican operatives helping him—see what RFK Jr. cannot: that his only role is to be a spoiler and get Donald Trump reelected.”
BACKGROUND:
- RFK Jr. holds unpopular, draconian right-wing views on abortion, the climate, and immigration, and his Silicon Valley billionaire running mate even opposes IVF.
- RFK Jr.’s Super PAC, American Values 2024, is being kept afloat by one donor: Trump megadonor Tim Mellon, who has given the operation $25 million.
- Donald Trump’s allies are investing in third-party presidential candidates, such as RFK Jr., to swing the election against President Biden.
- Other RFK Jr. fundraisers have been linked to January 6, QAnoners, Christian nationalists, and far-right extremists.
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