He claimed CNN violated election laws by making his campaign meet a 'different' criteria to participate.
Share on linkedin candidates must get on enough state ballots to add up to 270 electoral votes and hit 15% in four quality national polls to qualify for the Atlanta debate.Kennedy's complaint centers on the fact that Biden and Trump have not yet qualified for enough ballots either. The difference is they are the two presumptive nominees of state-recognized parties.
Generally, such candidates do not have to petition the state to appear on ballots after they are nominated, meaning its extremely likely Trump and Biden will satisfy the criteria once they are officially nominated in Because Kennedy is running as an independent, he will have to petition to appear on the ballot and be granted access from the top election official in each state."By demanding our campaign meet different criteria to participate in the debate than Presidents Biden and Trump, CNN's debate violates FEC law and is a large prohibited corporate contribution to both the Biden and Trump campaigns," Kennedy said in a statement Wednesday.
"As the presumptive nominees of their parties both Biden and Trump will satisfy this requirement. As an independent candidate, under applicable laws RFK, Jr. does not," the spokesperson said, also noting that Kennedy does not satisfy the polling requirement.Share on linkedin
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