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In reply to the discussion: Last night, my 20-year-old grandniece reached out to me to ask what I thought of RFK, Jr. . . . [View all]tinrobot
(12,091 posts)26. I told mine that he simply doesn't have the required experience for the job.
He's simply not qualified for the office he seeks. If wants to be President, then maybe run for congress or hold some statewide office and prove that he has the knowledge and temperament needed to govern effectively.
We ask receptionists to have years of related experience before hiring them, why not ask it for the most powerful position in our government?
In 2016 we hired someone with zero government experience to run the office. Look how that turned out.
Phrasing it like that takes politics completely out of the equation.
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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
Plus how many people in the USA and other countries are DEAD because of his anti vax propaganda??
mucifer
Mar 2024
#2
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
Why post this today? You should have told her Kennedy is besties with Bannon and funded
Demsrule86
Mar 2024
#6
Right after the speech last night. It is a downer...and that seems to be a pattern of late.
Demsrule86
Mar 2024
#19
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
I think that was the right way to approach it. I might go back at her at another time about
Scrivener7
Mar 2024
#17
The US is not set up for an effective "third party" as long as we have the Electoral College.
4lbs
Mar 2024
#22
I like the idea of ranked voting but it requires people to go and vote twice.
flying_wahini
Mar 2024
#32
"But for Ralph Nader and Jill Stein, there would not have been a Republican elected president this century."
LetMyPeopleVote
Mar 2024
#44