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Former White House Press Secretary Calls Third-Party Candidates ‘Huge’ Problem for Biden

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President 's first press secretary Jen Psaki said Wednesday that third-party candidates like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (I) are a “huge, huge, huge problem” for President Biden's reelection campaign.

“If you look at RFK Jr., it's the name recognition issue,” Psaki said on MSNBC's “Morning Joe,” noting that the Kennedy name was particularly loved in Georgia, which is a key battleground state in Biden's rematch with former President Trump.

Psaki said too many votes “may just not know a lot about the fact that he is an anti-vaxxer, who's a conspiracy theorist.”

“But it needs to be broad, people need to be shouting it from the rooftops because this is one of the biggest threats to Joe Biden being reelected, is these third party candidates,” she said.

According to a recent The Hill/Decision Desk HQ poll, Kennedy is currently trailing Biden and Trump by around 30 points nationally, at 10.8 percent. Trump is currently sitting at 41.1 percent and Biden is at 38.6 percent. 

However, without Kennedy in the running, the race is closer with Trump at 44.6 percent versus Biden at 43.6 percent. 

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Nancy Jackson
Nancy Jackson
Nancy grew up in the South where her passion for politics first began. After getting her BA in journalism from Ole Miss she became an arts and culture writer for Athens Magazine where she enjoyed reporting on the eclectic music and art scene in Athens, GA. However, her desire to report on issues and policies impacting everyday Americans won out and she packed her bags for Washington, DC. Now, she splits her time between the Nation’s Capital and Philadelphia where she covers the fast-paced environment of politics, business, and news. In her off time, you can find Nancy exploring museums or enjoying brunch with friends.

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