RFK Jr saps more support from Trump than Biden, new poll finds
The IndependentSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Anti-vaccine activist and conspiracy theorist Robert F Kennedy Jr’s long-shot presidential bid appears to be drawing more support from former president Donald Trump than President Joe Biden, according to a new poll. President Biden speaks alongside members of the Kennedy family as he accepted their endorsement during a campaign event in Philadelphia last Thursday Although a scion of one of America’s most prominent political families — the son of late senator Robert F Kennedy and nephew of late president John F Kennedy — RFK Jr’s entrance into the 2024 race, first as a Democratic primary contender and later as an independent, was mainly hailed by Republicans who see his candidacy as key to pulling support from Mr Biden in swing states. The new NBC polling comes days after a group of Kennedy family members officially endorsed Mr Biden at an event, a move viewed as a major snub to their errant relative. Kerry Kennedy, sister of RFK Jr, made clear that the family sees “only two candidates with any chance of winning the presidency” - Mr Biden and former president Donald Trump.