RFK Jr. campaign ‘looking at’ joining forces with Trump, running mate Shanahan says
The independent presidential campaign of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is considering abandoning his quest for the White House to “join forces” with Republican nominee Donald Trump, Kennedy’s running mate Nicole Shanahan says in a new interview.
Shanahan said the campaign is also considering remaining in the contest to try to win more than 5% of the popular vote and “establish ourselves” as a third-party alternative to the Republican and Democratic parties, and build on that ballot access for the 2028 election.
Shanahan’s comment came as Vice President Kamala Harris is set to accept the Democratic presidential nomination in Chicago later this week. — CNBC
Our Take: There are a few layers to this Narrative Deployment, and after we get a bit of the low-hanging fruit out of the way, I think it’s all smooth sailing where it concerns the MAGA and America First movements, and of course, Donald Trump’s campaign.
For starters, RFK Jr’s campaign is borderline meaningless in the larger context of the 2024 election, especially where it concerns the Trump campaign; that said, what little impact it has had from a polling or even projected voting perspective has benefited Trump. VERY few people who have ever cast a vote for Donald Trump are going to cast one for Kennedy … but MANY disillusioned and disaffected liberal voters absolutely would.
It’s difficult to know if Kennedy has been trying to act as a pied piper for the establishment or for patriots, but I’ve been saying for over a year that his presence in the narrative is only helping Trump, while continuing to cast the current Dem party as establishment extremists … which isn’t actually a contradiction these days.
I do think Kennedy will end up working with the Trump Admin … but, unlike some, I do not believe these negotiations are actually playing out live in the media space; I believe whatever deals needed to be made have been made. The rest is a matter of timing, and awakening.
As for awakening … I also do NOT believe it’s a coincidence that we have a Trump and a Kennedy battling the establishment in the public narrative on the eve of an administration that promises disclosure above all else. — Burning Bright
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