Democrats are taking heat over the Democratic National Committee's launch of a new project aimed at protecting President Biden's re-election chances by combating third-party presidential candidates.
FIRST ON FOX: Democrats are taking heat over their efforts to protect President Biden's re-election chances by trying to silence third-party and independent presidential candidates. Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein's campaign lashed out at the Democratic National Committee over its creation of a new team to actively combat her candidacy, as well as that of independent presidential candidates Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Dr. Cornel West.
There’s no question that third-party candidates are a concern. Look at the impact Jill Stein had in 2016,' Democratic strategist and Fox News host Jessica Tarlov said, referencing Stein drawing votes from then-Democrat presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in key battleground states. Polls show Stein, West and Kennedy would pull significant support from both Biden and Trump, although Biden appears to be more at risk of losing votes with their presence.
They know Joe Biden is a disaster and a political liability to himself, so they’re trying to eliminate all his competition, whether it’s Trump or Kennedy or anybody else,' he added. Tarlov took a different approach. She admitted that although Kennedy being on the ballot 'arguably hurts Trump more,' he would still inevitably 'siphon off some Democratic votes.' 'We will do best if it’s a clean Biden vs.
But Murtaugh, like Call, flipped Democrats' usual 'saving democracy' rhetoric against them. 'This is authoritarian, dictator kind of stuff, driving toward single-candidate elections. ‘Destroying democracy to save democracy’ is a heck of a campaign strategy, but that’s what they’re doing,' he said. Fox News Digital has reached out to Kennedy, West and the DNC for comment.
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