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BumRushDaShow

(129,737 posts)
Thu Feb 29, 2024, 05:13 PM Feb 29

RFK Jr. qualifies for Hawaii ballot

Source: The Hill

02/29/24 3:56 PM ET


Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will appear as a presidential candidate in Hawaii after gathering enough voter signatures to qualify for the state ballot.

Kennedy’s campaign announced Thursday that it exceeded the required threshold to be a 2024 candidate for the “We The People” party, certified by the Hawaii Office of Elections. The third party is expected to nominate Kennedy for the White House as an option in November, the campaign announced.

“When I declared my independence from the two-party Washington establishment and announced my campaign for President, I knew it would be an all-out fight,” Kennedy wrote in a campaign fundraising email with the subject line “Exciting Ballot Update.” “I knew the Democrat and Republican establishments would stop at nothing to try and block my campaign every step of the way,” he wrote while soliciting campaign donations.

Hawaii is the third state Kennedy’s team has confirmed meeting the election signature requirements, joining New Hampshire and Utah.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4498366-rfk-jr-qualifies-hawaii-ballot/

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RFK Jr. qualifies for Hawaii ballot (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Feb 29 OP
In Hawaii it only requires 1% of those voting in the last election. LiberalFighter Feb 29 #1
A total embarrassment to the Kennedy family. Sad. walkingman Feb 29 #2
That's too bad Hawaii. Cha Feb 29 #3
Rats. mahina Feb 29 #4
Why is he doing this? He can't actually win, I'm sure he knows this simple fact * Oopsie Daisy Feb 29 #5
If this is only the 3rd state he actually qualified to be on the ballot for BumRushDaShow Feb 29 #6
He can run 3rd party Mz Pip Feb 29 #7
I doubt that he has the same level of following that Ralph Nader had BumRushDaShow Feb 29 #8
Agree...the voting population are more aware of what voting 3rd party means than the days of Ralph nadar PortTack Mar 1 #12
I think he could beat Nader's 2000 support Polybius Mar 2 #20
Indeed. LudwigPastorius Mar 2 #21
It was just reported he has enough signatures to be on the ballot in Ga & Ariz womanofthehills Feb 29 #9
I did see that earlier although they haven't certified those yet BumRushDaShow Mar 1 #13
He has no chance of winning anything...his buddy Bannon put him up to it. Demsrule86 Mar 1 #18
He actually has nothing to offer voters but empty words and the false hope that he can influence the issues. Ford_Prefect Mar 1 #10
The one article by RCP which is right leaning says he's polling at 14%, yet primary returns don't even come close to PortTack Mar 1 #11
Exactly BumRushDaShow Mar 1 #14
Here are presidential polls with him included womanofthehills Mar 1 #15
I suggest not going by any "polls" 8 months away from an election BumRushDaShow Mar 1 #16
I thought you supported Kennedy? I think Democrats are smarter now than in 16 and Demsrule86 Mar 1 #17
Ding ding ding! PortTack Mar 2 #19

LiberalFighter

(51,196 posts)
1. In Hawaii it only requires 1% of those voting in the last election.
Thu Feb 29, 2024, 05:28 PM
Feb 29

Making it 5,798 signatures.

I wonder if everyone that signed were residents of Hawaii?

Oopsie Daisy

(2,721 posts)
5. Why is he doing this? He can't actually win, I'm sure he knows this simple fact *
Thu Feb 29, 2024, 07:02 PM
Feb 29

* and his continued efforts only harm Biden which helps Trump ... which in-turn forever HARMS whatever cause he is fighting for.

It's insane.

BumRushDaShow

(129,737 posts)
6. If this is only the 3rd state he actually qualified to be on the ballot for
Thu Feb 29, 2024, 07:14 PM
Feb 29

and wasn't even on the ballot for states that have already had primaries except NH (wasn't on SC, NV, or MI), I can't see how he can touch Biden.

Mz Pip

(27,454 posts)
7. He can run 3rd party
Thu Feb 29, 2024, 08:25 PM
Feb 29

in the general and do what Nader did in Florida 2000, pull enough votes from Biden to hand Trump whe win in the swing states.

BumRushDaShow

(129,737 posts)
8. I doubt that he has the same level of following that Ralph Nader had
Thu Feb 29, 2024, 08:33 PM
Feb 29

and given his anti-vax stance, he is ripe to pull in anti-vax, never-45ers if he does get that far.

PortTack

(32,813 posts)
12. Agree...the voting population are more aware of what voting 3rd party means than the days of Ralph nadar
Fri Mar 1, 2024, 04:53 AM
Mar 1

Polybius

(15,512 posts)
20. I think he could beat Nader's 2000 support
Sat Mar 2, 2024, 03:21 AM
Mar 2

Nader got 2.74% of the popular vote that year. Maybe I'll be wrong, but I think he can top that.

LudwigPastorius

(9,202 posts)
21. Indeed.
Sat Mar 2, 2024, 11:26 PM
Mar 2

Name recognition alone goes a long way among voters who know little else about a candidate.

The average of 4 three-way polls taken since last December have Bob Jr. pulling an average of 15%.

https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/president/general/2024/trump-vs-biden-vs-kennedy

womanofthehills

(8,792 posts)
9. It was just reported he has enough signatures to be on the ballot in Ga & Ariz
Thu Feb 29, 2024, 11:27 PM
Feb 29

I think he’s going for Michigan next.

BumRushDaShow

(129,737 posts)
13. I did see that earlier although they haven't certified those yet
Fri Mar 1, 2024, 07:41 AM
Mar 1

He's still not going to make any kind of dent when compared to an actual "established 3rd party" like the Libertarian Party, which itself far outstrips the other known "established 3rd party" - the Green Party.

Ford_Prefect

(7,927 posts)
10. He actually has nothing to offer voters but empty words and the false hope that he can influence the issues.
Fri Mar 1, 2024, 01:27 AM
Mar 1

IMO he is not a democrat but rather a libertarian who lives for smaller government, which cannot possibly cope with the complexities of our world nor offer solutions to issues such as Gaza/Israel, or Ukraine vs Russia, or climate change.
His answer to all these things is to assert that we don't need to solve them, and that they are too big and complicated for us to solve in the first place.

He is as much a false hope as Jill Stein, and backed by hidden Dark Money (Koch et al) with the agendas of the ruling class.

PortTack

(32,813 posts)
11. The one article by RCP which is right leaning says he's polling at 14%, yet primary returns don't even come close to
Fri Mar 1, 2024, 04:51 AM
Mar 1

14%. Once again, the press…out there pushing for frump..directly or indirectly.

BumRushDaShow

(129,737 posts)
14. Exactly
Fri Mar 1, 2024, 07:44 AM
Mar 1

The media is trying to manufacture "imaginary things for Democrats to worry about" to generate some kind of "excitement" when it comes to what is actually a boring subject.

womanofthehills

(8,792 posts)
15. Here are presidential polls with him included
Fri Mar 1, 2024, 11:06 AM
Mar 1

Scroll down to the second group of polls that includes 3rd parties. He has 7 to 15% in recent polls. Seems like he is taking from both parties - maybe a tiny bit more from Biden because when Stein, West and Kennedy are included in polls, it’s not good for Dems. Stein & West are taking one to two points each but will they be on state ballots?? Kennedy, Stein & West could affect numbers in important states. Very concerning.

https://www.270towin.com/2024-presidential-election-polls/national

BumRushDaShow

(129,737 posts)
16. I suggest not going by any "polls" 8 months away from an election
Fri Mar 1, 2024, 11:25 AM
Mar 1

where even a "week" of news can change things on a dime.

"Polls" claimed that in 2022, Democrats would be demolished in a "Red Tsunami". Just. Because.

Their statistical models back then were flawed and will continue to be flawed.

Special elections where a Democrat flipped a seat (including the NY one for Santos' seat) were off by a % outside of any MOE.

E.g., - https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/house/2024/new-york/3/ ((D) up by about 4%, although the headlines were "it's CLOSE!!1!!11!!!!", and where in reality, the (D) won by 8%.

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