In an interview, Nicole Shanahan appeared to concede that their independent presidential bid was not likely to end in victory.

Kennedy has been funded by a bunch of billionaires who thought his name would funnel votes away from Biden. But the brain worms mad him weird enough that Democratic voters aren’t willing to vote for him in significant numbers.

  • @Lauchs
    13•28 days ago

    This is actually pretty worrying. A lot of polls show Harris doing better with RFK and co on the ballot. From split polling, seems like RFK was pulling supporters from both camps but at a 3:1 ratio of trumpers. If even half of those go back to trump that’d be really bad news.

    • @FlowVoidEnglish
      15•28 days ago

      Recent polls I’ve seen show Harris doing as well or better without RFK.

      Yougov 8/14-16: Harris +2 with RFK, +3 without RFK

      Outward Intelligence 8/11-15: Harris +6 with or without RFK

      Emerson College 8/12-14: Harris +4 with or without RFK

      Ipsos 8/9-13: Harris +3 with RFK, +4 without RFK

      • @Lauchs
        5•28 days ago

        Totally fair, thanks for sharing and I love that you brought the receipts! I’m thinking of the last NYT/Sienna poll (which is kind of the gold standard) I recall. Should dive in again now that polling is a little more settled!

    • @PenguinMage
      4•28 days ago

      My step mother was planning on voting for RFK dad is full on trump… now it’s two trumps… I only cancel 1 of my family =/