ICYMI: Zombie RFK Jr. and the Third-Party Bogey-Candidates Are Still Scaring Dems
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As we get closer to Election Day, MoveOn Political Action and Third Way are anchoring a broad, cross-ideological coalition to warn Democrats and educate voters on the dangers that third-party candidates could have on the election.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. may have dropped out, but he remains on the ballot in roughly two dozen states, including in Michigan and Wisconsin. Jill Stein’s vote totals in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin were enough to cost Hillary Clinton the election in 2016 and hand the White House to Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Republicans continue to prop up Stein and Cornel West as a way to siphon votes from Vice President Kamala Harris.
NOTUS reports on our efforts to combat third-party threats:
NOTUS: Zombie RFK Jr. and the Third-Party Bogey-Candidates Are Still Scaring Dems
Democrats should be scared of third-party candidates, even after the cycle’s independent candidate supervillain, RFK Jr., dropped out of the race. That’s according to MoveOn and Third Way, which are out later today with a fresh warning to Dems that Cornel West, Jill Stein and others are collectively drawing enough support from voters to “potentially lock the Democratic ticket out of a victory.” The two groups plan to continue their work together to combat the third-party candidates, including an expected paid media campaign closer to Election Day.
Read the full strategy memo from MoveOn and Third Way here.
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