Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 2024 presidential campaign

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for President 2024
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for President 2024
Campaign	2024 U.S. presidential election; 2024 Democratic primaries (until October 9, 2023)
Candidate	Robert F. Kennedy Jr.; Environmental lawyer; Nicole Shanahan; Lawyer and technologist
Affiliation	Independent; Democratic Party (until October 9, 2023)
Announced	April 19, 2023
Headquarters	Walpole, Massachusetts
Key people	Amaryllis Fox Kennedy (campaign manager); Dennis Kucinich (former campaign manager); Charles Eisenstein (senior advisor) ; John E. Sullivan (treasurer) ; Del Bigtree (communications director); Stefanie Spear (campaign press secretary)
Receipts	US$44,029,356.48 (April 30, 2024)
Slogan	Declare Your Independence; Heal the Divide; The Remedy Is Kennedy; The America That Almost Was, and yet May Be
Website
	kennedy24.com

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced his campaign for the 2024 United States presidential election on April 19, 2023.^[9] An environmental lawyer,^[10] writer, and member of the Kennedy family, he is known for advocating anti-vaccine misinformation^[11]^[12]^[13] and public health conspiracy theories.^[14] He initially ran for the Democratic Party nomination, but announced on October 9, 2023, that he would run as an independent candidate.^[15]

Kennedy holds a diverse mix of traditionally liberal, conservative, and libertarian views in addition to his conspiracy theories.^[11]^[16]^[17]^[18] Kennedy initially received support from independents and youth,^[19] while also drawing significant support from Republican donors and Trump allies who believe he will serve as a spoiler for Biden.^[20] His campaign has also received strong support and praise from various tech industry executives in Silicon Valley.^[21]^[22]^[23] At the same time, the reaction to his campaign from his extended family has been largely negative.^[24]^[25]

On March 26, 2024, Kennedy announced Nicole Shanahan as his running mate.

^ "FEC Form 2 Statement of Candidacy". April 5, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
^ Cite error: The named reference NYT2023-10-13 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Goldberg, Michelle (July 5, 2023). "Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Coalition of the Distrustful". The New York Times. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
^ Bradner, Eric; Wright, David (April 5, 2023). "Robert F. Kennedy Jr. files paperwork to run for president as a Democrat". CNN. Archived from the original on April 15, 2023.
^ Irwin, Lauren (January 2, 2024). "Leading anti-vaccine activist joins RFK Jr. campaign as communications director". The Hill. Archived from the original on January 3, 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
^ Trudo, Hanna (May 11, 2024). "Here are the states where RFK Jr. says he has made the ballot". The Hill. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
^ "Report of Receipts and Disembursements – Team Kennedy". FEC. May 17, 2024.
^ "Kennedy24 website". October 9, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
^ "Robert Kennedy Jr. Announces 2024 Presidential Campaign". C-SPAN. April 19, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
^ Stolberg, Sheryl Gay (April 17, 2023). "Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Soon to Announce White House Run, Sows Doubts About Vaccines". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
^ ^a ^b The Anti-Vaxx Playbook (PDF) (Report). Center for Countering Digital Hate. 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 9, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
^ Mnookin, Seth (January 11, 2017). "How Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Distorted Vaccine Science". Scientific American. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
^ Smith, Michelle R. (December 15, 2021). "How a Kennedy built an anti-vaccine juggernaut amid COVID-19". AP News. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
^
Multiple sources:
- Oshin, Olafimihan (January 23, 2022). "Auschwitz Memorial says RFK Jr. speech at anti-vaccine rally exploits Holocaust tragedy". The Hill. Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022. During a speech at the rally, Kennedy, a conspiracy theorist and prominent anti-vaxxer, warned of a massive surveillance network being created with satellites in space and 5G mobile networks collecting data.
- "Cheryl Hines Blasts Husband RFK Jr. for Holocaust Remark". The Wrap. January 25, 2022. Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022. Cheryl Hines has publicly condemned a statement made by her husband Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a rally on Sunday, in which the environmental lawyer and conspiracy theorist likened COVID regulations to the Holocaust.
- "Guests urged to be vaccinated at anti-vaxxer Robert F Kennedy Jr's party". The Guardian. December 18, 2021. Archived from the original on December 18, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2022. The younger Kennedy has campaigned on environmental issues but is also a leading vaccines conspiracy theorist and activist against shots including those approved to combat Covid-19, which has killed more than 805,000 in the US and more than 5.3 million worldwide.
- Dorn, Sara. "RFK Jr. Makes Unfounded Claims About Mass Shootings, Covid-19: Here Are All The Conspiracies He Promotes". Forbes. Archived from the original on June 22, 2023. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
^ Gibson, Brittany; Zhang, Andrew (October 9, 2023). "RFK Jr. announces he will run as an independent candidate". Politico. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
^ Trudo, Hanna (October 25, 2023). "RFK Jr. lurches right with independent 2024 bid". The Hill. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
^ "Robert F Kennedy Jr on the Issues". On the Issues.
^ Pengelly, Martin (October 6, 2023). "Robert F Kennedy Jr announced as speaker at hard-right CPAC event". The Guardian. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
^ "2024 Presidential Race Stays Static In The Face Of Major Events, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; RFK Jr. Receives 22% As Independent Candidate In 3-Way Race". Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. November 1, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2023. With minority and younger voters seeming intrigued, Kennedy, for now, enjoys the kind of demographic support his charismatic father and uncles generated decades ago
^ Cite error: The named reference NYTApril10 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Primack, Dan (June 8, 2023). "Silicon Valley's loudest moguls get behind RFK Jr". Axios. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
^ Robertson, Derek (June 7, 2023). "RFK Jr. crashes the techno-politics party". Politico. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
^ "Why Silicon Valley Moguls Are Backing Kennedy's Presidential Run". The New York Times. June 29, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
^ Cite error: The named reference Dovere was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Cite error: The named reference Shabad was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[1] "FEC Form 2 Statement of Candidacy". April 5, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2023.

[NYT2023-10-13-2] Cite error: The named reference NYT2023-10-13 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[3] Goldberg, Michelle (July 5, 2023). "Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Coalition of the Distrustful". The New York Times. Retrieved October 9, 2023.

[cnn_announce-4] Bradner, Eric; Wright, David (April 5, 2023). "Robert F. Kennedy Jr. files paperwork to run for president as a Democrat". CNN. Archived from the original on April 15, 2023.

[5] Irwin, Lauren (January 2, 2024). "Leading anti-vaccine activist joins RFK Jr. campaign as communications director". The Hill. Archived from the original on January 3, 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2024.

[6] Trudo, Hanna (May 11, 2024). "Here are the states where RFK Jr. says he has made the ballot". The Hill. Retrieved May 17, 2024.

[7] "Report of Receipts and Disembursements – Team Kennedy". FEC. May 17, 2024.

[8] "Kennedy24 website". October 9, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2023.

[9] "Robert Kennedy Jr. Announces 2024 Presidential Campaign". C-SPAN. April 19, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2023.

[10] Stolberg, Sheryl Gay (April 17, 2023). "Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Soon to Announce White House Run, Sows Doubts About Vaccines". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 4, 2023.

[CCDHPlaybook2020-11] The Anti-Vaxx Playbook (PDF) (Report). Center for Countering Digital Hate. 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 9, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2023.

[12] Mnookin, Seth (January 11, 2017). "How Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Distorted Vaccine Science". Scientific American. Retrieved July 6, 2023.

[13] Smith, Michelle R. (December 15, 2021). "How a Kennedy built an anti-vaccine juggernaut amid COVID-19". AP News. Retrieved July 6, 2023.

[14] Multiple sources:
Oshin, Olafimihan (January 23, 2022). "Auschwitz Memorial says RFK Jr. speech at anti-vaccine rally exploits Holocaust tragedy". The Hill. Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022. During a speech at the rally, Kennedy, a conspiracy theorist and prominent anti-vaxxer, warned of a massive surveillance network being created with satellites in space and 5G mobile networks collecting data.

"Cheryl Hines Blasts Husband RFK Jr. for Holocaust Remark". The Wrap. January 25, 2022. Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022. Cheryl Hines has publicly condemned a statement made by her husband Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a rally on Sunday, in which the environmental lawyer and conspiracy theorist likened COVID regulations to the Holocaust.

"Guests urged to be vaccinated at anti-vaxxer Robert F Kennedy Jr's party". The Guardian. December 18, 2021. Archived from the original on December 18, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2022. The younger Kennedy has campaigned on environmental issues but is also a leading vaccines conspiracy theorist and activist against shots including those approved to combat Covid-19, which has killed more than 805,000 in the US and more than 5.3 million worldwide.

Dorn, Sara. "RFK Jr. Makes Unfounded Claims About Mass Shootings, Covid-19: Here Are All The Conspiracies He Promotes". Forbes. Archived from the original on June 22, 2023. Retrieved June 22, 2023.

[15] Oshin, Olafimihan (January 23, 2022). "Auschwitz Memorial says RFK Jr. speech at anti-vaccine rally exploits Holocaust tragedy". The Hill. Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022. During a speech at the rally, Kennedy, a conspiracy theorist and prominent anti-vaxxer, warned of a massive surveillance network being created with satellites in space and 5G mobile networks collecting data.

[16] "Cheryl Hines Blasts Husband RFK Jr. for Holocaust Remark". The Wrap. January 25, 2022. Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022. Cheryl Hines has publicly condemned a statement made by her husband Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a rally on Sunday, in which the environmental lawyer and conspiracy theorist likened COVID regulations to the Holocaust.

[17] "Guests urged to be vaccinated at anti-vaxxer Robert F Kennedy Jr's party". The Guardian. December 18, 2021. Archived from the original on December 18, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2022. The younger Kennedy has campaigned on environmental issues but is also a leading vaccines conspiracy theorist and activist against shots including those approved to combat Covid-19, which has killed more than 805,000 in the US and more than 5.3 million worldwide.

[18] Dorn, Sara. "RFK Jr. Makes Unfounded Claims About Mass Shootings, Covid-19: Here Are All The Conspiracies He Promotes". Forbes. Archived from the original on June 22, 2023. Retrieved June 22, 2023.

[15] Gibson, Brittany; Zhang, Andrew (October 9, 2023). "RFK Jr. announces he will run as an independent candidate". Politico. Retrieved October 9, 2023.

[16] Trudo, Hanna (October 25, 2023). "RFK Jr. lurches right with independent 2024 bid". The Hill. Retrieved November 15, 2023.

[17] "Robert F Kennedy Jr on the Issues". On the Issues.

[18] Pengelly, Martin (October 6, 2023). "Robert F Kennedy Jr announced as speaker at hard-right CPAC event". The Guardian. Retrieved October 24, 2023.

[:32-19] "2024 Presidential Race Stays Static In The Face Of Major Events, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; RFK Jr. Receives 22% As Independent Candidate In 3-Way Race". Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. November 1, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2023. With minority and younger voters seeming intrigued, Kennedy, for now, enjoys the kind of demographic support his charismatic father and uncles generated decades ago

[NYTApril10-20] Cite error: The named reference NYTApril10 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[21] Primack, Dan (June 8, 2023). "Silicon Valley's loudest moguls get behind RFK Jr". Axios. Retrieved November 20, 2023.

[22] Robertson, Derek (June 7, 2023). "RFK Jr. crashes the techno-politics party". Politico. Retrieved November 20, 2023.

[23] "Why Silicon Valley Moguls Are Backing Kennedy's Presidential Run". The New York Times. June 29, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023.

[Dovere-24] Cite error: The named reference Dovere was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Shabad-25] Cite error: The named reference Shabad was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for President 2024

Campaign	2024 U.S. presidential election 2024 Democratic primaries (until October 9, 2023)
Candidate	Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Environmental lawyer Nicole Shanahan Lawyer and technologist
Affiliation	Independent Democratic Party (until October 9, 2023)
Announced	April 19, 2023
Headquarters	Walpole, Massachusetts^[1]
Key people	Amaryllis Fox Kennedy (campaign manager) Dennis Kucinich (former campaign manager)^[2] Charles Eisenstein (senior advisor)^[3] John E. Sullivan (treasurer)^[4] Del Bigtree (communications director)^[5] Stefanie Spear (campaign press secretary)^[6]
Receipts	US$44,029,356.48^[7] (April 30, 2024)
Slogan	Declare Your Independence^[8] Heal the Divide The Remedy Is Kennedy The America That Almost Was, and yet May Be
Website
kennedy24.com