As of: March 26, 2024, 3:36 p.m
By: Simon Schröder
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Robert Kennedy wants to shake things up between Trump and Biden.
Kennedy brings a breath of fresh air to the presidential race: Will he decide the US election?
Oakland – So far, the fight for the next US presidency seemed clear: President Joe Biden against Donald Trump.
The duel that no one – neither Democrat nor Republican – wanted.
But a third party intervenes.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. also wants to become president.
The 70-year-old wants to offer an alternative to the two favorites.
He will take the first step towards this on March 26th.
Then Kennedy will announce who his “running mate” will be.
The hot favorite to run for vice president is Nicole Shanahan.
The lawyer, who works primarily in the IT sector in California, has already financed an election commercial for Kennedy at the Super Bowl.
According to reports in the
New York Times,
football star Aaron Rodgers and Jesse Ventura, former governor of Minnesota, were also considered possible candidates for a long time.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. also wants to become the next president.
Although he is far behind Trump and Biden in the polls, he could still play a decisive role in the presidential election.
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Kennedy's vice president will probably be Nicole Shanahan - danger for Biden and Trump?
But anonymous sources close to Kennedy's campaign team confirmed that 38-year-old Shanahan had been chosen as Kennedy's running mate.
It's not official yet.
But Kennedy wants to make his decision public in Oakland, California, on Tuesday.
And that's not too early.
In order to be on the ballot in some states, the candidate needs a full “ticket”.
This “ticket” is made up of two people: the presidential candidate and his deputy.
Kennedy could achieve a historic result in the US election
Current polls vary as to how many percentage points the presidential candidate could win.
According to a survey, an analysis by the Ipsos market research company puts Kennedy's support among eligible voters at just under 16 percent.
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This is astonishing, even historic, if the presidential candidate actually wins so many votes in November.
In the 21st century, no non-Republican or Democratic candidate has ever received more than a tenth of the vote in a presidential election.
Will Kennedy be a threat to Trump or Biden?
A Democrat with conspiracy theories
It is unclear who Kennedy could ultimately cost more votes to.
The 70-year-old was a long-time democrat, but in recent years - especially during the Corona crisis - the politician has repeatedly attracted attention for his wild conspiracy theories.
For example, Kennedy claims that the Corona lockdown caused the greatest shift in wealth in human history in order to specifically eradicate the middle class, as the
Tagesschau
reported.
Therefore, it is unclear who Kennedy could harm more.
His conspiracy theories certainly make him popular on the Republican side and loyal Trump fans.
As a long-time democrat, however, the 70-year-old was able to build a base there too.
Analysts currently see the vote distribution as roughly equal.
Kennedy gets both Democrats and Republicans on his side in equal measure.
However, if the distribution were to shift a few percentage points one way or the other, Kennedy could tip the scales in favor of one candidate.
Because the US elections were closer than ever between Republicans and Democrats in recent years.
One or two percent or not could elect the next US president in November.
(SiSchr)