Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the anti-vaccine activist who is running for president as an independent, said his ballot application included more than double the...
The independent candidate said his ballot application included more than double the voter signatures needed under state law.
Kennedy, the son of former U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, needed to collect 113,151 signatures from registered Texas voters who did not vote in the Republican and Democratic primaries in March.The presidential election is less than six months away. Most of the focus is on Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden, but Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s independent campaign could influence results in states where he qualifies to appear on ballots in November.
Kennedy, the nephew of former President John F. Kennedy, has campaign positions that appeal to some Democrats and Republicans. He has vowed to secure the border and has supported Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security crackdown. He has criticized vaccine mandates and has said there isn’t a vaccine that is “safe and effective.”
Last week, he said on a podcast with former ESPN personality Sage Steele that he opposed any government restrictions on abortion, “even if it’s full term.”that abortion should be legal until a fetus is viable outside the womb — which is about 24 weeks — but should be banned after that point.
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