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RFK Jr. Will Seek Libertarian Party Presidential Nomination
LegitGov.org ^ | April 9, 2024 | Lori Price

Posted on 04/09/2024 8:50:17 PM PDT by Angelino97

CLG News has learned and confirmed with several reputable sources within the Libertarian Party (LP) that Robert Kennedy, Jr., will or has already made a sizable donation to the LP. Further, sources confirm that he will, at least passively, seek the Libertarian Party nomination to be its candidate for President of the United States.

Given the enormous hurdles he faces for ballot access and the costs of obtaining it in 50 states, RFK Jr. is no doubt attempting to win the Libertarian Party nomination for the ballot access that the LP has secured in at least 48 states.

Michael Rectenwald, a leading Libertarian Party candidate for the LP presidential nomination, wrote to CLG News about this development:

"For Libertarians, the argument against RFK Jr. is simple. RFK Jr. is not a libertarian in any sense of the word. He's a statist who believes the State is the solution to all our problems, whereas Libertarians know that the State is the problem itself. He intends to add layers to the behemoth that is the federal government, including for first-time homeowners a guaranteed 3% mortgage program backed by the federal government and tied to the federal bond market. He has said that this program would be like having a 'rich uncle' cosign on mortgage loans. I ask what rich uncle this might be. Would that be Uncle Sam, who is 34.5 trillion dollars in debt? ...

"It would be an utter travesty if the Libertarian Party were to nominate RFK Jr. But I find it extremely unlikely. So, it will mean that I will defeat a Kennedy in a political contest..."

(Excerpt) Read more at legitgov.org ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: libertarianparty; michaelrectenwald; rfkjr; robertkennedyjr
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1 posted on 04/09/2024 8:50:17 PM PDT by Angelino97
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To: Angelino97

I guess that might be an improvement to the others they’ve picked in the past, but such a waste of time and money.


2 posted on 04/09/2024 8:51:48 PM PDT by Reno89519 (If Biden is mentally unfit to stand trial, he is mentally unfit to be president. He needs to resign.)
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To: Angelino97

Lol. The average RINO is more libertarian than him.


3 posted on 04/09/2024 8:53:06 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: Angelino97

Jeeze, if you weren’t 90% crackpot you might’ve had a chance, Robert. Your one issue mambo ain’t gonna’ cut it.


4 posted on 04/09/2024 8:55:31 PM PDT by Bullish (...And just like that, I was dropped from the ping-list)
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To: Angelino97
.... I am sure Never Trumpers and Democrats are extatic about this news.

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5 posted on 04/09/2024 8:55:52 PM PDT by R_Kangel ("A nation of sheep will beget a nation ruled by wolves")
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To: Reno89519

I don’t think so at all. Gary Johnson was orders of magnitude better than RFK Jr. I don’t know that much about Jorgensen, but from the little I do she was much better than him. The only freedom he thinks Americans should have is not to take a vaccine.


6 posted on 04/09/2024 8:56:05 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: Angelino97

Makes sense.

We have folks self identifying as MAGA that aren’t MAGA in the slightest. We may as well have libertarians that aren’t libertarian in the slightest.

PS six months=zero pull back-I’m still waiting on the outrage that will never, ever be coming.


7 posted on 04/09/2024 8:57:27 PM PDT by Freest Republican (This space for rent)
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To: Bullish

I may disagree with him pn a number of issues but on some very important ones he is the only one talking about them. Trump and Biden aren’t and neither have any real solutions for the problems we are going to face soon enough.


8 posted on 04/09/2024 8:57:30 PM PDT by Captain Peter Blood
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To: nickcarraway

I gave Gary Johnson serious consideration in 2016 … until he came out for a carbon tax. Ain’t nuthin’ small government about that.


9 posted on 04/09/2024 8:58:54 PM PDT by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: Captain Peter Blood

You won’t get any problems solved with jaggoff Bobby Kennedy jr.


10 posted on 04/09/2024 8:59:56 PM PDT by Bullish (...And just like that, I was dropped from the ping-list)
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To: Bullish

I don’t know about that, he can’t be any worse than we have had. At least he is talking about things the other two aren’t.


11 posted on 04/09/2024 9:02:58 PM PDT by Captain Peter Blood
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To: Angelino97

What’s the point of putting Suzie Googlebux in as VP if she won’t buy you ballot access? The word Libertarian repels many who are drawn to the name Kennedy.


12 posted on 04/09/2024 9:03:46 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana
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To: Tell It Right

I’m not saying Gary Johnson is at the top of my list, but he definitely had a lot of better points than Kennedy. I forgot about the carbon tax but I can’t really explain why he would have done that especially as the Libertarian candidate. Maybe I’m missing something but that seems like an own goal.


13 posted on 04/09/2024 9:04:34 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: Captain Peter Blood
Yeah, remember a couple years ago when Bobby boy was calling for any people still unvaxed to be thrown in prison by his BIG govt? Bobby not only sounds like a kook, he IS one.
14 posted on 04/09/2024 9:11:21 PM PDT by Bullish (...And just like that, I was dropped from the ping-list)
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To: Angelino97

No chance of winning, and he’ll suck votes from Biden.

You go, guy!


15 posted on 04/09/2024 9:11:29 PM PDT by Fido969
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To: Angelino97

Good for Robert. He was right on some issue, but over all, the Lib Party is a good fit for him.


16 posted on 04/09/2024 9:16:11 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (A truth that’s told with bad intent, Beats all the lies you can invent ~ Wm. Blake)
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To: R_Kangel
I am sure Never Trumpers and Democrats are extatic about this news.

And maybe even ecstatic!

17 posted on 04/09/2024 9:16:45 PM PDT by fidelis (Ecce Crucem Domini! Fugite partes adversae! Vicit Leo de tribu Juda, Radix David! Alleluia!)
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To: Angelino97

The purpose of the Libertarian Party is to suck votes away from Republicans. RFK Jr. sucks them away from Democrats, hence they will NOT tolerate him.


18 posted on 04/09/2024 9:24:43 PM PDT by BobL (A society built on MERIT cannot survive on DEI (ref. South Africa, and now USA))
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To: Angelino97

RFK, jr is a card carrying libtard Democrat who’s only saving grace is being anti vaxx.


19 posted on 04/09/2024 9:28:12 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Angelino97

Living in Kalifornia I often vote libertarian on principle. RFK isn’t even remotely close to any of the party positions, except maybe the vax mandates and a smidgen of foreign policy. But they wouldn’t be the first party to sell their souls


20 posted on 04/09/2024 9:28:52 PM PDT by KingofZion
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