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Robert Kennedy Jr.

Almost as if on cue, the Christian Right falls in love with a pro-choice environmental activist and conspiracy theorist

John Fea   |  August 24, 2024

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is pro-choice on abortion, an environmental activist, an isolationist on foreign policy, and an indigenous rights advocate. He wants to “seal” the southern border with “high walls” and “high gates.” He also believes that Wi-Fi causes […]

Trump vs. Biden (and don’t forget RFK, Stein, and West)

John Fea   |  March 13, 2024

It’s official. Donald Trump and Joe Biden secured their party’s nomination for president last night. But there are still so many questions that need to be answered between now and November. Here are a few: Will Trump be a convicted […]

What has happened to the “Kennedy name” in American politics?

John Fea   |  November 16, 2023

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is running as an independent candidate for President of the United States. One recent poll has him at 22% in a three-way race with Biden and Trump. His father, Robert F. Kennedy, was a United States […]

Members of the Robert and Ethel Kennedy family continue to denounce Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential run

John Fea   |  October 9, 2023

Robert Kennedy Jr. announced today that he will not run for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination, but will rather run for president in the general election (November 2024) as an independent. Here is Kerry Kennedy: Who are these Kennedys denouncing […]

Siena-New York Times poll shows Trump with a massive lead

John Fea   |  July 31, 2023

The poll was conducted from July 23-27 among “the likely electorate in the Republican primary”: Other observations: The poll asked GOP primary voters about where they get their news. Here are the results:

Michael Tomasky on the “quixotic” and “corrosive” Cornel West and RFK Jr. campaigns for president

John Fea   |  July 20, 2023

The editor of The New Republic thinks Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Cornel West, and No Labels “are effectively surrogates for Donald Trump’s 2024 bid.” Here is a taste of his piece: You might think, in a two-party democracy where the […]

Anti-vaxxer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is running for president

John Fea   |  April 5, 2023

Here is Kelly Garrity at Politico: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., nephew of President John F. Kennedy and son of former U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, is running for president as a Democrat, according to a statement of candidacy filed with the […]

What is going on with Robert Kennedy Jr.?

John Fea   |  February 27, 2022

Much to the dismay of the Kennedy family, Bobby Kennedy’s son is one the country’s leading anti-vaxxers and a promoter of a bunch of other conspiracy theories. Here is Adam Nagourney at The New York Times: Once a top environmental […]