This chapter explores Robert Francis Kennedy Jr.'s transition from being a Democrat presidential candidate to running as an independent, and examines the potential implications for the current and former presidents.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is ditching his family’s party. David Freedlander explains how the candidate might have just gone from being a problem for the current president to a problem for the former one.
This episode was produced by Jon Ehrens with help from Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by David Herman, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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