One day before Election Day, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who had run as an independent presidential candidate, publicly urged his supporters not to vote for him. Instead, Kennedy directed his base to support former President Donald Trump.
Despite suspending his campaign in August, Kennedy remains on the ballot in multiple battleground states, leading him to petition the Supreme Court for ballot removal. However, the court ruled against his request, citing procedural issues and timing constraints that would have complicated ballot changes so close to Election Day. Due to this ruling, Kennedy’s name still appears on ballots in Michigan and Wisconsin.
In his statement, Kennedy addressed his followers directly, emphasizing the potential risks of splitting the vote in critical swing states. Kennedy made his message simple: “A lot of people are asking me if they live in a red state or blue state should they still be voting for me? What about swing states? The answer is easy – no.”
“No matter what state you live in, you should be voting for Donald Trump. And let me tell you why. That’s the only way that we can get me and everything I stand for into Washington, D.C. and fulfill the mission that motivated my campaign,” he continued to add.
Kennedy suggests that his remaining on the ballot could risk splitting conservative and independent votes in battleground states. With the nation deeply divided and polls showing tight margins in states like Michigan and Wisconsin, Kennedy expressed his desire to avoid impacting the results in a way that could undermine his goals.
