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rtj's avatar

"RFK Jr will not sell out. "

I'd be a lot more convinced if he ran as an Indy instead of a Dem. Granted, Bernie is still nominally an Indy. But he ran as a Dem. If RFK ran as an Indy, he'd show that he plans to be in the race until November. If he loses the primary, he's out for the count.

West, just by running as third party, is showing more comittment. Apparently he learned from Bernie's fuckup (both times).

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David Lee's avatar

I had a similar thought, but realized as a “Kennedy” he has to run as a democrat. And, it’s where he has all name recognition.

But he’s running as a libertarian and conservative on so many litmus test issues.

What if….if he makes the Dem primary a horse race and loses. That he runs as a 3rd party in the general - he calls it a movement!

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S Smith's avatar

Yeah, Bobbie J. is definitely running more in the "classical liberal" vein than Bernie was, for sure. But the goalposts have all changed so much.

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rtj's avatar

Which was my thought too. However, it's a lot harder to get on the November ballots that late in the game. Or even to become eligible as a write in.

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