Anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to announce Monday that he will drop his Democratic bid for president and run as an independent or third-party candidate, adding a new wrinkle to a 2024 race currently heading toward a rematch between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.

Kennedy’s campaign has teased the announcement in the days leading up to a Monday afternoon speech in Philadelphia. In a recent video, Kennedy said there is corruption “in the leadership of both political parties” and said he wants to “rewrite the assumptions and change the habits of American politics.”

The video came shortly after Mediaite reported he planned to launch an independent bid.

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    9 months ago

    Well good. Not only is this more honest of his policies weird racist conspiracies, it’s also much less likely to go anywhere.

    Cool. Spoil on friend!

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      9 months ago

      If anything, the more conspiratorial wing of trump voters might vote for him instead. I don’t see antivaxx Harambe-did-911 voters realistically voting democrat anyway.

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        9 months ago

        My father has said he really likes RFK Jr. My father also voted for Trump twice and would vote for him in 2024 if he’s the candidate - though there’s a chance he’d get pulled over to vote for RFK Jr. instead.