RFK Jr. campaign ‘looking at’ joining forces with Trump, running mate Shanahan says
Posted on AllSides August 20th, 2024
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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 posted online Tuesday.
Shanahan also said the campaign also is 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.
“There’s two options that we’re looking at and one is staying in, forming that new party,...
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