Things are heating up…
Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Thursday that he will appear on the 2024 ballot in the key battleground state of Michigan.
The Natural Law Party nominated Kennedy and his running mate Nicole Shanahan as their president and vice presidential candidates, putting them on the ballot in Michigan, according to a campaign press release.
“He's the most qualified candidate in the modern-day history of America,” Natural Law Party Chairman Doug Dern said in a statement. “We welcome Mr. Kennedy and Ms. Shanahan to the party.”
“Kennedy is good for Michigan,” Bill Costantino, Western Michigan regional coordinator for the Kennedy campaign, said in a statement. “As an environmental champion for more than 40 years, Kennedy will work to restore our Great Lakes region, which holds 20% of the world's freshwater. He will ensure a thriving fishing economy and ecosystem for commercial fishermen and individual anglers.”
According to the Daily Caller, the independent's campaign is planning on getting on the ballot in all 50 states, with press secretary Stefanie Spear arguing in a statement they “have the field teams, volunteers, legal teams, paid circulators, supporters, and strategists ready to get the job done.”
“We are exceeding all our benchmarks and will announce new states each week,” Spear added.
Kennedy is also on the ballot in Utah, and is nearing access in North Carolina, New Hampshire, Nevada, Georgia, Arizona, South Carolina, Idaho, Nebraska, Iowa and Hawaii.
However, despite recent gains, the Kennedy campaign suffered a significant setback this week when the candidate's own family publicly declared support for Joe Biden. (RELATED: Kennedy Family Rebukes Third-Party Candidate With Formal Endorsement)
“President Biden has been a champion for all the rights and freedoms that my father and uncles stood for,” Kerry Kennedy, RFK Jr.'s sister said on Thursday while announcing the Kennedy family's endorsement.
