I agree in spirit and I’m sure your view is more nuanced outside a character limit. But that phrasing is a little black and white.
Take PA, won in ‘20 by 80K votes. Since RFK has ~250K voters there, that’s the difference between them voting 70-30 and 55-45 for Trump. Small changes mean everything.
PA polling favors Harris in a 2 way race. RFK might have factored with Biden, not with Harris.
RFK is not a Ross Perot.
Like most third party Candidates his supporters were independence and outliers. Looking for someone else besides the main candidates. Harris and Walz provide that avenue.
It’s less about getting more of a boost, I agree that probably wouldn’t have happened. It’s more about protecting Kamala’s lead from a potential Trump endorsement by RFK
I think you give RFKrs too much credit. Much of his support was from not-likely to vote responders. Which is typical of 3rd party candidates whose support wanes
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Take PA, won in ‘20 by 80K votes. Since RFK has ~250K voters there, that’s the difference between them voting 70-30 and 55-45 for Trump. Small changes mean everything.
RFK is not a Ross Perot.
Like most third party Candidates his supporters were independence and outliers. Looking for someone else besides the main candidates. Harris and Walz provide that avenue.