Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is running for president.

Discussion in 'Politics' started by Tony Stark, Apr 5, 2023.

  1. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    Some follow-up news from today.

    Early voting process delayed in North Carolina as RFK Jr. appeals to remove his name from ballot
    North Carolina was set to send out ballots on Friday.
    https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/ear...ayed-north-carolina-rfk-jr/story?id=113460921

    An appeals court judge has halted the start of the early voting process in North Carolina, ordering mail-in ballots to not be disseminated as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continues his appeal to remove his name from the ballot -- an effort to support former President Donald Trump's efforts to win the state.

    North Carolina was set to send out ballots on Friday and would have been the first state to start mailing out absentee ballots, kicking off the early voting process.

    It's not yet clear what the halt means for the timing of early voting in the state -- or how long the appeals process will take. As of Friday afternoon, the North Carolina State Board of Elections is directing counties to not send out the ballots as originally planned.

    Kennedy, who suspended his presidential campaign and endorsed Trump last month, has said he would remove himself from the ballot in battleground states where he could act as a "spoiler" for Trump, but he encouraged voters in solidly Democratic or Republican states to vote for him as it is unlikely that it would make a difference in the match-up between Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris.

    All votes, including early votes, will be crucial for the campaigns in the battleground state of North Carolina. Trump won the state by less than 2 percentage points in 2020.

    Paul Cox, general counsel for NCSBE, wrote in a letter to county boards of elections to "not send any ballots out today."

    "The [Court of Appeals] has also ordered that the We The People party's ballot line be removed (including Kennedy and [Nicole] Shanahan)," Cox wrote. "Obviously, this will be a major undertaking for everyone. Our attorneys are reviewing the order and determining how to move forward. No decision has been made on whether this ruling will be appealed."

    Totally reprinting ballots would be a tremendous pull, financially and otherwise, on North Carolina state resources, and could take several days if not longer to sort out.

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    Lawyers for Kennedy sued the North Carolina State Board of Elections last week to get him removed from the ballot. In a court order published Thursday afternoon, Superior Court Judge Rebecca Holt wrote that she denied Kennedy's request to withdraw from the North Carolina ballot.

    The successful appeal, filed by lawyers late Thursday night in the North Carolina Court of Appeals, argued that the Thursday ruling should be held up in order to avoid causing Kennedy "irreparable harm" and also to serve the public interest -- as they said removing Kennedy from the ballot would avoid voter confusion.

    "There is an undeniable interest in avoiding ballot confusion, as well as having a ballot where each qualified voter and their vote is counted equally," the court wrote. "By forcing Kennedy to remain on the ballot despite his withdrawal from the contest in North Carolina over a week ago, Defendants and the trial court have brought those foundational principles into jeopardy."

    Lawyers for the North Carolina State Board of Elections, in a response filed Friday, argued that the appeals court should not grant the delay, saying that it would cause issues for voters and high costs for the state.

    "Voting in North Carolina is supposed to begin [Friday, September 6]. Our State's elections officials have gone to admirable lengths to ensure that voters across North Carolina will receive their ballots on time and enjoy the full two months for voting mandated by state law. This Court should reject Plaintiff's eleventh-hour attempt to disrupt that democratic process," they wrote.

    Months ago, supporters of Kennedy were fighting to get him on the ballot -- instead of off of it -- after We the People party's application for ballot access in North Carolina faced objections from Democratic-aligned groups. The NCSBE, at the time, eventually ruled in favor of granting the party ballot access.

    As of Friday afternoon, there are 13 states where ABC News has confirmed he has been taken off the ballot: Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, New Hampshire, Maine, Michigan, Nevada, South Carolina, Virginia and Wyoming.

    A Michigan appeals court Friday overruled a lower court judge and the Michigan Department of State and said Kennedy should have his name removed from the ballot in the battleground state, after he was initially unsuccessful in doing so.

    After earlier encouraging voters in non-competitive states to continue supporting him, he said the opposite in a fundraising email earlier this week. In the email, Kennedy urged all his supporters, no matter where they live, to vote for Trump.

    "No matter what state you live in, I urge you to vote for Donald Trump," Kennedy wrote. "The reason is that is the only way we can get me and everything I stand for into Washington D.C. and fulfill the mission that motivated my campaign."

    Kennedy did not explain why he changed course, but he seemed to acknowledge the potential confusion.

    "This isn't about splitting votes or sending mixed signals," he wrote. "It's about creating a united front that will carry us through these turbulent times and restore integrity to our government."
     
    #631     Sep 6, 2024
  2. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    The latest in North Carolina case regarding RFK Jr.'s name on the ballot. The Republican dominated North Carolina Supreme Court ruled that Kennedy's name must be removed from the ballot. A decision that will delaying voting in our state by weeks and cost a minimum of one million dollars to tax payers.

    I will note that the Michigan Supreme Court ruled in the opposite -- stating Kennedy's name will remain on the ballot in their state.

    NC Supreme Court orders RFK Jr's name to be taken off ballots, mail-in voting delayed by weeks
    The ruling means North Carolina is now expected to blow past the legal deadline to start sending out ballots by at least two weeks, at the cost of potentially $1 million to state taxpayers. The Supreme Court said those costs were worth it to avoid any voter confusion.
    https://www.wral.com/story/nc-supre...ots-mail-in-voting-delayed-by-weeks/21616727/
     
    #632     Sep 10, 2024
  3. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    #633     Sep 19, 2024
  4. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    So Kennedy has been having an affair with a reporter who was covering his campaign. She has been suspended from her employment at New York Magazine.

    Olivia Nuzzi’s Affair With RFK Jr Lasted Almost 9 Months, New York Magazine Editor Tells Staff
    https://www.thewrap.com/new-york-magazine-oliva-nuzzi-rfk-jr-staff-email/


    This affair should not really be a surprise to anyone including his wife... since RFK Jr. has always been a hound.

    Cheryl Hines Reportedly Had Fair Warning of RFK Jr.’s ‘History as a Womanizer’ Ahead of Marriage
    https://www.sheknows.com/entertainm...-hines-ignored-rfk-jr-cheating-past-marriage/
     
    #634     Sep 21, 2024
  5. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    Let's see the latest news about the Droop RFK Dog. It's a wonder he had the energy to even speak after dealing with 43 mistresses.

    RFK Jr. once had 43 ‘mistresses’ in his cellphone – including now-wife Cheryl Hines
    https://nypost.com/2024/09/21/us-ne...is-cellphone-including-now-wife-cheryl-hines/

    Robert F. Kennedy Jr. once kept a list of up to 43 rumored mistresses in his cellphone.

    The Kennedy scion, now 70, had contact information for dozens of women in an alphabetical list under the letter “G,” which his late second wife believed stood for “goomar,” the Italian slang for mistress, The Post revealed in 2014.

    One of the women on the list was “Curb Your Enthusiasm” actress Cheryl Hines, who married Kennedy at his family compound in Hyannis Port that year.

    (More at above url)


    Maybe he spent his spare time viewing intimate photos.

    Married RFK Jr., 70, Bragged He Had ‘Intimate’ Photos of Reporter Olivia Nuzzi, 31
    https://www.thedailybeast.com/married-rfk-jr-70-bragged-he-had-intimate-photographs-of-reporter-31




     
    #635     Sep 21, 2024
  6. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    #636     Sep 22, 2024
  7. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    #637     Sep 28, 2024
  8. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    Let's catch-up with the latest in the RFK Jr. circus...

    RFK Jr Divorce Rumors Twist: Wife Cheryl Hines 'Set to Split' With Failed White House Runner — but 'Over Trump' and Not His Journalist 'Fling'
    https://radaronline.com/p/rfk-jr-cheryl-hines-divorce-split-over-donald-trump-not-reporter-fling/

    RFK Jr. Is ‘Begging’ Cheryl Hines to Not Divorce Him Amid Affair Drama
    Cheryl Hines and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have been married for ten years
    https://www.thedailybeast.com/rfk-j...to-not-divorce-him-amid-affair-drama?ref=home
     
    #638     Oct 7, 2024
  9. Tuxan

    Tuxan

    Cheryl Hines better not go to the horse barn. The last wife didn't do so well there.
     
    #639     Oct 7, 2024
  10. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    RFK Jr. says Trump has 'promised' him 'control of the public health agencies' (i.e. the Departments of Health and Human Services, and Agriculture).

    You gotta admit the efficiency of one Horseman handling both Pestilence and Famine.

    RFK Jr. says Trump has 'promised' him 'control of the public health agencies'
    Kennedy, an anti-vaccine activist, said he'd lead health agencies under Trump.
    https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/rfk...rol-public-health-agencies/story?id=115303649
     
    #640     Oct 31, 2024