The Memo: RFK Jr. set to hurt Biden more than Trump — but it’s complicated
by Niall Stanage - 03/28/24 5:00 AM ET
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is enjoying a new burst of attention after unveiling his choice of running mate on Tuesday, entrepreneur and lawyer Nicole Shanahan.
Shanahan’s wealth — she is the ex-wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin — has already aided Kennedy, in part because she helped pay for the Super Bowl ad that backed his candidacy.
Her largesse could also help Kennedy with a central question facing him — how to get on the ballot in as many states as possible?
The candidate remains adamant that he can make the ballot everywhere. So far, his campaign only claims to have met the criteria in four states. The super PAC backing him, American Values, contends it has gathered enough signatures to get him on the ballot in another four.
Notably, those eight states in total include four of the battlegrounds that will likely decide the election: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan and Nevada.
Virtually nobody beyond Kennedy’
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