Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to appear in court to defend his effort to get on the presidential ballot in Pennsylvania, where Democrats are angling to force him off. Tuesday's court hearing will test allegations by challengers who say Kennedy’s paperwork states a false home address and contains other shortcomings.
FILE - Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during the Libertarian National Convention at the Washington Hilton in Washington, May 24, 2024. was expected to appear in court Tuesday to defend his effort to get on the ballot for president in the premier battleground state of Pennsylvania , where Democrats are angling to force him off in what is expected to be a closely contested race.
Pennsylvania’s 19 electoral votes — tied with Illinois for fifth most — is of such importance that Harris visited the state Sunday and Trump visited both Saturday and Monday.Harris and Walz rally volunteers on Pennsylvania bus tour before DNC in Chicago“They say that if you win Pennsylvania, you’re going to win the whole thing,” Trump told a crowd in Wilkes-Barre’s Mohegan Arena on Saturday.
National Democrats in particular have been active in trying to undercut the candidacy of Kennedy, a scion of one of the party’s most famous families. Trump has alternated between bashing Kennedy as liberal or courting his endorsement.in New York last week that rejected Kennedy’s nominating petitions because his listed residence was a “sham” address.
Kennedy’s campaign otherwise says it has collected enough signatures for ballot access in all 50 states and that it is officially on the ballot in 22 states, including the battlegrounds of Michigan and North Carolina.Two other court challenges were ongoing.
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