BREAKING: NY Supreme Court Removes RFK Jr. From Ballot Due to Fraudulent Petitions
By MoveOn. Monday, August 12 2024
NY Decision Could Have Ramifications In Even More States Where RFK Jr. Used False Address
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to the New York Supreme Court’s decision to remove Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from the ballot for turning in fraudulent petitions that relied on a false address, MoveOn Political Action spokesperson Britt Jacovich issued the following statement:
“The courts are recognizing what voters are catching onto: RFK Jr. is a fraud. He knows he’ll never have a chance to win, but he and his MAGA donors are attempting to mislead voters to sway the election to Trump.”
Background:
- RFK Jr.‘s campaign is supported by Trump’s largest donor, in order to siphon support away from Vice President Harris and hand the White House back to Trump.
- Racist billionaire Timothy Mellon contributed $20 million to RFK Jr.‘s Super PAC.
- RFK Jr. is a dangerous conspiracy theorist who has supported a 15-week abortion ban and doesn’t believe we need any more gun safety measures to protect our communities.
- RFK Jr. is running a failing campaign and needs to buy his way onto the ballot. He chose millionaire Nicole Shanahan as his VP, an anti-IVF conspiracy theorist who has donated millions to a Super PAC supporting Kennedy Jr.
- RFK Jr. has relied on desperate and deceptive measures to gain ballot access.
- In Delaware, RFK Jr. is working with the Independent Party of Delaware (IPD), which has known ties to extremist, right-wing individuals. Its vice chairman, Phil Dyer, attended the riot at the Capitol on January 6 and recently called for another.
- RFK Jr. is also working with the Natural Law Party of Michigan, which nominated him at a two-person convention led by a part-time magician, while leaders from the same party’s Florida branch called RFK Jr.’s campaign “scammers.”
- Trump allies have publicly stated they are plotting to spoil the election against the Harris ticket by backing third-party candidates, including RFK Jr., Stein, and West.
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