A consultant for the presidential campaign of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ignited a firestorm among Democrats by saying that getting him on the ballot will help defeat President Joe Biden.
Rita Palma, Kennedy's campaign state director in New York, made the remarks in meetings with Republicans in New York, according to video obtained by CNN .
Palma argued that voting for Kennedy would increase the likelihood no candidate gets the 270 electoral votes needed to win, meaning state delegations in Congress would pick the president, according to CNN. Palma also deleted social media posts urging people to vote for Kennedy in states expected to go for Biden like New York and California, according to CNN. Palma said she campaigned for Donald Trump in Pennsylvania in 2016 and 2020. A spokeswoman for Kennedy attempted to engage damage control, saying Palma was not speaking for the campaign.
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