Kennedy has missed the deadline to remove his name from the ballots in MI, NV & WI

[Self Esteem]

https://apnews.com/article/rfk-jr-trump-speech-arizona-a2638f89ddcb5de03edbe4574ca17d45

[LisaL]

1. Sounds good to me.

[Blue Owl]

2. Womp womp -- smart move, Brainworm Bob!

[OMGWTF]

3. Good! Bobby Brainworm's fans can still vote for him instead of TSF.

[ColinC]

4. And now his name is unequivocally attached to Trump so as

Any vote for him would likely have been a Trump vote lost 😂

[FBaggins]

7. Not really

Unlike a candidate trying to get ON the ballot and having to settle for write-ins… we have lots of experience with candidates dropping out but remaining on the ballot. Their support fades dramatically.

Essentially… all that will be left are the people clearly looking for a way to say “neither of these two”

[ColinC]

9. Fair enough.

[Self Esteem]

11. Thing is, Kennedy hasn't technically dropped out.

He's saying he's still a candidate but he was going to attempt to remove his name from swing states so that he didn't play "spoiler". Mixed-messages doesn't seem very helpful to Trump.

[FBaggins]

12. Thing is... that's true for scores of primary candidates over the years

They "suspend" their campaigns but technically stay in so that they can fundraise to close out any debts.

They're still on the ballot, but their support drops off precipitously because virtually everyone knows that they've quit the race.

I doubt that it makes much difference since his supporters all knew that he was never going to win. They were only voting for him because the two main candidates were unacceptable to them.

[Self Esteem]

13. Thing is ... it's not the same.

I've never seen a suspended candidate openly tell their supporters to still vote for them. Kennedy explicitly told his supporters in blue/red states to still vote for him and the he could still win a contingent election.

It is not the same.

[servermsh]

5. So muddled

So....he's dropping out. But not dropping out. Because in some states he thinks he helps Trump (which was the purpose from the start). But in some of the states he wants to drop, it's too late. Well that's clear!

[RandySF]

6. So many morons with money.

[Celerity]

8. Good. I hope Trump strokes out over this.

[617Blue]

10. We'll see. Anyone with confidence in some of these judges has more faith than I.

This will end up before judges.

[Maru Kitteh]

14. This is HYSTERICAL! Trump is a LOSER - AGAIN! He gets ZERO out of this now, and

is forever saddled with those photos of him treating that NUTJOB like an equal, and I can assure you Trump does not find RFK Jr his equal in any way.