RFK Jr.'s campaign backtracks after sending an email expressing sympathy with Jan. 6 rioters

[wbrocks67]

https://twitter.com/ChrisCameronNYT/status/1776007432247873664

[This user has not been convicted of 34 felonies]

It is truly frightening how many people of fame and influence consider this man a feasible alternative for President of the United States.

[Redban]

Stefanie Spear, the press secretary for Mr. Kennedy’s campaign, said the statement “was an error that does not reflect Mr. Kennedy’s views,” adding, “It was inserted by a new marketing contractor and slipped through the normal approval process."
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The campaign later added that it had terminated its contract with the company it said was responsible for the error.

^ Any reason that can't be the truth?  ... I guess not, cause we have to downgrade RFK Jr at all costs just because Biden is too weak to hold his own supporters from defecting

[Progressive Pessimist]

It is truly frightening how many people of fame and influence consider this man a feasible alternative for President of the United States.

If it were just would-be Trump voters, I'd get it. But for anyone else, they seem blinded by his name and spite.

[wbrocks67]

Stefanie Spear, the press secretary for Mr. Kennedy’s campaign, said the statement “was an error that does not reflect Mr. Kennedy’s views,” adding, “It was inserted by a new marketing contractor and slipped through the normal approval process."
...
The campaign later added that it had terminated its contract with the company it said was responsible for the error.

^ Any reason that can't be the truth?  ... I guess not, cause we have to downgrade RFK Jr at all costs just because Biden is too weak to hold his own supporters from defecting

There is a reason, b/c this isn't the first time. Even new his statement today emphasizes 'both sides' nonsense.

https://twitter.com/VaughnHillyard/status/1776320381839638596

https://twitter.com/EricKleefeld/status/1776316811463532850

[Ancestral Republican]

Stefanie Spear, the press secretary for Mr. Kennedy’s campaign, said the statement “was an error that does not reflect Mr. Kennedy’s views,” adding, “It was inserted by a new marketing contractor and slipped through the normal approval process."
...
The campaign later added that it had terminated its contract with the company it said was responsible for the error.

^ Any reason that can't be the truth?  ... I guess not, cause we have to downgrade RFK Jr at all costs just because Biden is too weak to hold his own supporters from defecting

Because you'd have to be an idiot to believe it?

But, sure. Make it your truth

[President Johnson]

If the anti-vaxx weirdo is not running for Trump's vice presidential candidate, he's certainly playing the role of such a candidate very well.

[SteveRogers]

Stefanie Spear, the press secretary for Mr. Kennedy’s campaign, said the statement “was an error that does not reflect Mr. Kennedy’s views,” adding, “It was inserted by a new marketing contractor and slipped through the normal approval process."
...
The campaign later added that it had terminated its contract with the company it said was responsible for the error.

^ Any reason that can't be the truth?  ... I guess not, cause we have to downgrade RFK Jr at all costs just because Biden is too weak to hold his own supporters from defecting

Occam’s razor. Which is more likely, that your conspiracy theorist nut of a candidate got caught trying to dog whistle to Jan 6th sympathizers, or that a nameless marketing contractor took it upon themselves to insert a non-sequitur about January 6th into an unrelated fundraising email?

[ProudModerate2]

LOL.
This lunatic is going to pull a large number of would-be trump voters.

[AltWorlder]

Anecdotal, but

https://twitter.com/dsaorthocaucus/status/1776322726036177135?s=46

[GM Team Member and Deputy PPT WB]

Anecdotal, but

https://twitter.com/dsaorthocaucus/status/1776322726036177135?s=46

I know 2 people who said they'd probably vote for RFK Jr.

-A Dean Phillips supporter who doesn't like Trump or Biden
-A kinda conservative libertarian friend who also doesn't like Trump and thinks Biden has bad policy and is senile. I believe he said either RFK Jr. or the Libertarian is who he votes for.

Interestingly, both are furries.

[Progressive Pessimist]

LOL.
This lunatic is going to pull a large number of would-be trump voters.

Hopefully. That's why it's possible he is trying to secretly be a Biden assist. The problem though is that he also may be appealing to disaffected lower information Democrats which Biden may need. I think it's still ambiguous who he will take from in the end, however he certainly seems to be trying more to get conspiracy-minded righties. But with that might come the horseshoe theory.

[Joe Biden 2024]

But remember guys, he's gonna take votes from Democrats.

[quesaisje]

Incredible how this guy can do hundreds of hours of podcast interviews and yet the junior copywriters working for him don't know where he draws the line on this issue.

[wbrocks67]

A very serious campaign operation!

https://twitter.com/Lis_Smith/status/1776408368376139815

[Steve from Lambeth]

If Team RFK keeps on apologising for things which they seriously believe in anyway, then I'd be absolutely willing to take the under on Fubart Solman's 1% bet.

[Ancestral Republican]

But remember guys, he's gonna take votes from Democrats.

Lol yup.

-30% net approval rating among Biden voters (but like a 65-25-10 split) with almost reversed numbers among Trump voters. And I'd wager the majority of D voters who approve him don't actually know anything about him other than the last name. The more people find out about this clown, the worse those numbers will look.
Anecdotally the only people I've talked to who support him are politically disengaged, low-info and angry - aka Trump people.

[President Johnson]

If you were conspiracy theorist, you even assume he's a plant to take votes away from Trump. Anyway, I hope he drops out before November.

[Bleach Blonde Bad Built Butch Bodies for Biden]

If you were conspiracy theorist, you even assume he's a plant to take votes away from Trump. Anyway, I hope he drops out before November.

News like this makes me hope he doesn't drop out.

[Horus]

If you were conspiracy theorist, you even assume he's a plant to take votes away from Trump. Anyway, I hope he drops out before November.

News like this makes me hope he doesn't drop out.

Yep, as of right now he's in just the right place to take away a good portion of the Trump voters who are conspiracy minded but not personally loyal to Trump himself. This isn't a huge group, but they're far from negligible. Many are low info/low turnout types, I'd guess most are middle aged or younger.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

RFK isn't liked by anyone but Redban

[Oregon Eagle Politics]

But remember guys, he's gonna take votes from Democrats.

Why are Democrats trying to keep him off ballots and Republicans trying to put him on the ballot then?

[7,052,770]

But remember guys, he's gonna take votes from Democrats.

Why are Democrats trying to keep him off ballots and Republicans trying to put him on the ballot then?

I guess the world is more complex that you're making it out to be...

[Vice President Christian Man]

If the 1/6 prisoners are being mistreated then that is something that should be condemned, but to express sympathy for it is a different matter.

[emailking]

I don't think there's any evidence they're being mistreated in prison. They've had several visits from MAGA Republicans too.

Their arrests & convictions I definitely don't see as mistreatment.