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23. Great response. Saving for questions from those I know.

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Last night, my 20-year-old grandniece reached out to me to ask what I thought of RFK, Jr. . . . [View all] markpkessinger Mar 2024 OP

Did your grandniece watch the SOTU last night? JohnSJ Mar 2024 #1

Plus how many people in the USA and other countries are DEAD because of his anti vax propaganda?? mucifer Mar 2024 #2

Perfect response. FalloutShelter Mar 2024 #3

Except, they didn't answer the question... lame54 Mar 2024 #47

Explain to her that any third party that is going to make a difference LiberalFighter Mar 2024 #4

I have been saying that for years. These third party candidates always try to run for president without any state or Ray Bruns Mar 2024 #30

Well said! I hope you got through to her. niyad Mar 2024 #5

Thanks! I think I got through to her . . . markpkessinger Mar 2024 #9

Why post this today? You should have told her Kennedy is besties with Bannon and funded Demsrule86 Mar 2024 #6

What is wrong with posting that today? niyad Mar 2024 #12

Right after the speech last night. It is a downer...and that seems to be a pattern of late. Demsrule86 Mar 2024 #19

You see it as a downer. Others see it as a reaching out moment that may niyad Mar 2024 #20

I thought it was perfect. Home run in fact. jimfields33 Mar 2024 #29

Oh man, I totally forgot AkFemDem Mar 2024 #34

I don't understand voting for someone because he "says a lot of good things" Walleye Mar 2024 #7

He also bragged about palling around with Weinstein, Ailes, Cosby, and OJ Simpson. TwilightZone Mar 2024 #8

I would say that who RFK Jr. is as a person is a much bigger issue than the fact he's running third party. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2024 #10

Also, RFK Jr is fucking insane. NT Happy Hoosier Mar 2024 #11

"No doubt there are some things that RFK, Jr. says that are attractive." brooklynite Mar 2024 #13

Not much, in reality . . . markpkessinger Mar 2024 #15

I think that was the right way to approach it. I might go back at her at another time about Scrivener7 Mar 2024 #17

Good move, writing for your audience. Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2024 #18

100% this. Unless they're a full blown Grown2Hate Mar 2024 #37

There is something to be said for political acuity AkFemDem Mar 2024 #36

You should have explicitly stated he helps Trump. edisdead Mar 2024 #14

I did -- see the last line of my response . . . markpkessinger Mar 2024 #16

They did. Chellee Mar 2024 #25

I wanted to help clarify a couple of things MagickMuffin Mar 2024 #21

facts checked krkaufman Mar 2024 #41

The US is not set up for an effective "third party" as long as we have the Electoral College. 4lbs Mar 2024 #22

Since the Electoral College isn't going anywhere TexasBushwhacker Mar 2024 #27

I like the idea of ranked voting but it requires people to go and vote twice. flying_wahini Mar 2024 #32

No. Everyone makes a first and second choice when they vote TexasBushwhacker Mar 2024 #35

This Texan doesn't like ranked voting MagickMuffin Mar 2024 #43

It would be for the general election TexasBushwhacker Mar 2024 #45

That makes less sense MagickMuffin Mar 2024 #46

Great response. Saving for questions from those I know. live love laugh Mar 2024 #23

RFK Jr. is also nuts videohead5 Mar 2024 #24

I told mine that he simply doesn't have the required experience for the job. tinrobot Mar 2024 #26

That was incredibly well written and awesome response jimfields33 Mar 2024 #28

rfk jr. is a kino et tu Mar 2024 #31

The problem with any "third party" candidate PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2024 #33

Well said! cate94 Mar 2024 #38

The harsher truth is that the choice is responsible adulthood, yes or no. hay rick Mar 2024 #39

My approach would have been a little different Warpy Mar 2024 #40

I probably just would have told her he's batshit crazy. ECL213 Mar 2024 #42

"But for Ralph Nader and Jill Stein, there would not have been a Republican elected president this century." LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2024 #44