Independent? It is not too late for rfk jr to run as an independent. Information adjusted.
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According to this information this is wrong accordiing to the following link, the information provided here is in error. regarding filing deadlines. Ballot access for presidential candidates - Ballotpediaballotpediaballet acessBallot access for presidential candidates - Ballotpedia I apologize for the misinformation on election deadlines. You hear Blah Blah galore lately about RFK Jr. running as an independent. I read this was too late months ago. Yes, the noise exists, but there is never any substance to this noise, or a path discussed of how to get there. Which is typical of all news these days. For example, the UAW strike where no one discusses that the nonunion Tesla makes 14 times more electric cars than the big three combined. But you hear the noise.
It is the same with Kennedy running as an independent… Noise, unresearched and apparently ill considered. Journalism has left the building. So, I asked Claude.
According to Claude: And this agrees with the information I read in one article, quickly buried, last month.
Claude: Let me provide some details on the significant obstacles Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would face if he wanted to mount an independent presidential campaign at this late stage in 2023:
- All statewide ballot access deadlines have already passed in the approx 30 states that require independent candidates to submit signatures to get on the ballot. Some deadlines were as early as January 2022.
- Even in states without specific petition requirements, the deadline to officially certify an independent presidential candidate on the ballot passed in summer 2022 in most states.
- Texas and South Dakota have "sore loser" laws that would prohibit someone like RFK Jr who competed and lost in the Democratic primary from running as an independent.
- Major barriers to fundraising this late, with no access to public campaign financing. RFK Jr. would need to self-finance or build a massive individual donor network quickly.
- Lack of campaign infrastructure and nationwide field organization presents a huge logistical barrier this late in the cycle. Major parties have been building for over a year.
- Missed opportunities to get into candidate forums, debates, and media coverage enjoyed by major party contenders.
- Needing to defend and explain his widely criticized anti-vaccine advocacy would be a distraction.
- Starting a campaign now to compete with the unified Democratic party behind Biden and established Republican infrastructure behind Trump would be an extremely uphill battle.
In summary, while there is a very narrow legal path in some states, the timing, logistics, credibility, and partisan barriers to an effective independent presidential campaign make it highly unfeasible for RFK Jr. at such a late stage in the 2023 election cycle.