Officially, Robert Kennedy Jr. announced yesterday evening (Wednesday) his candidacy for the presidency and the competition for the Democratic Party's 2024 presidential nomination, and it seems that he has great support from the voters who cast their votes for President Joe Biden in 2020.
And 14% of voters said during a USA Today / Suffolk University poll that they would support Kennedy in 2024. 5% of voters said they would support writer Marianne Williamson, and 13% are undecided.
According to the poll, Kennedy (nephew of former President Kennedy and son of the late Senator Robert Kennedy) received support from self-identified conservatives, younger voters and those without a college degree.
He gained support among the 335 respondents who disapproved of Biden's job in the White House, and 35% who said his policies were "too liberal."
In recent years Kennedy has become a controversial figure for promoting claims falsely linking vaccines to autism and the campaign against COVID-19 vaccines. He also founded the Anti-Vaccine Children's Health Advocacy Organization.
Kennedy's stances have caused his family to denounce his views, including his support for the release of the man who assassinated his father in 1968.
With this announcement, Kennedy joins a growing field of aspirants in the 2024 elections, and in addition to Marian Williamson and Biden, who have not yet officially announced their campaign, former President Donald Trump, former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley, former Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson, and a man stand out among the Republicans. Technology business Vivek Ramaswamy.
South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott launched an exploratory committee, while Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former Vice President Mike Pence plan to run for the White House.
Okaz (Washington) @okaz_online