Democratic strategist James Carville, in a latest MSNBC interview, stated that unbiased candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential marketing campaign could be a drag on former President Donald Trump’s 2024 bid.
Whereas many observers say Kennedy Jr.’s marketing campaign would hurt Biden, the veteran Democratic strategist took the alternative view.
“I really assume Bobby Kennedy may harm Trump greater than he hurts Biden,” he instructed host Ari Melber final week.
In latest polling of three-way matchups between Biden, Trump, and Kennedy Jr., the previous president is usually barely forward.
Kennedy Jr., an environmental lawyer who final week chosen lawyer Nicole Shanahan as his vice presidential operating mate, stated not too long ago that he meant to be a “spoiler” for each Biden and Trump — arguing that he’d attraction to voters who wished a break from the 2 major-party candidates.
“Our marketing campaign is a spoiler all proper,” Kennedy Jr. stated throughout an occasion final week welcoming Shanahan to the ticket. “It’s a spoiler for the struggle machine. It’s a spoiler for Wall Avenue, Huge Ag, Huge Tech, and Huge Pharma, the company media, and the entire corrupt politicians and firms.”
Kennedy Jr., the son of the late New York Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, is averaging 12.3% help in nationwide polling in a three-way race, in keeping with RealClearPolling.
Based mostly on polling taken from late January via late March, Trump and Biden are every averaging 40.7% and 35.3%, respectively, in a three-way contest with Kennedy Jr.
In a pure matchup between Biden and Trump, the previous president is averaging a slim 1-point lead over the incumbent (46.5%-45.5%) in March polling, in keeping with RealClearPolling.
Carville, who warned about cracks within the Democratic Social gathering’s electoral basis, additionally expressed concern concerning the presidential campaigns of Cornel West and Jill Stein.
The strategist famous {that a} slice of People have a “Simply F the entire thing” view of the election and said: “Biden just isn’t gonna get any of the ‘F all of it’ vote, OK?”
“Now what worries me is Cornel West and Jill Stein as a result of they will get among the ‘F all of it’ vote, too,” he added.
