It turns out GOP presidential frontrunner Donald Trump isn’t the only candidate Democrats are trying to deny ballot access to ahead of the 2024 election.
In a “blink and you’ll miss it” maneuver, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) on Friday, alleging that independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign is illegally coordinating with a super PAC backing his candidacy. More specifically, the DNC claimed that the pro-Kennedy PAC known as American Values 2024 “is in the process of making — and the Robert F. Kennedy Jr. campaign accepting — $15 million dollars worth of unlawful, in-kind contributions to get on the ballot in multiple states.”
“Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign is flouting campaign finance law by outsourcing a critical campaign function — the collection of signatures required to appear on the ballot — to an outside Super PAC that is funded by Donald Trump’s top donor this cycle,” DNC senior adviser Mary Beth Cahill claimed in a statement.
Democrat operatives have expressed concern in recent weeks that Kennedy’s third-party presidential run could potentially siphon votes from Biden, helping to gift Trump a second term in office.
As Fox News explained, “Kennedy’s campaign must submit paperwork, collect signatures and obtain certification from state election officials” in order to appear on the ballot in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. American Values pledged in December to spend $10-15 million on signature collection efforts to gain Kennedy ballot access in various states,
