RFK Jr: Another Losing Vanity Third-Party Bid That Will Only Help Donald Trump

WASHINGTON — Third Way released the following statement from Matt Bennett, Executive Vice President for Public Affairs on the announcement that Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has chosen Nicole Shanahan to join his third-party ticket:

“None of the third-party candidates—Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., No Labels, Cornel West, or Jill Stein—have even a prayer of winning, but they could spoil the race and help return Donald Trump to power. What RFK is doing is a disgrace to the Kennedy name and a disaster for the country.

“These are vanity campaigns whose popularity numbers rise in the spring and plummet by Election Day. With RFK, support will evaporate as voters learn about his record promoting dangerous conspiracy theories and issuing racist dog-whistles. America is not going to elect a guy who said “COVID-19 is targeted to attack Caucasians and Black people. The people who are most immune are Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese.” As for Nicole Shanahan, adding a wealthy movie producer to this ticket will not wash away the stain of RFK’s lunacy and bigotry.

“The Trump campaign is counting on third-party candidates like RFK and No Labels to prevent Biden from replicating his 2020 victory. MAGA world couldn’t dream of better allies than RFK and Shanahan, who will parrot their attacks on Biden and siphon away the votes to help Trump win.

“Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Nicole Shanahan have only one chance of seeing the inside of the Oval Office: if Trump wins and invites them in to say thank you. Everyone in the anti-Trump coalition must do everything in our power to limit the damage they do in November.”