by Nicholas Ballasy
The Reform Party nominated Independent Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. for president on Thursday evening.
The Kennedy campaign said on Friday that the nomination now grants him “ballot access in Florida” along with a “major fundraising advantage.”
Individuals can contribute up to $6,600 to the campaign but the party can now raise an additional $41,300 from individual donors and “spend it in coordination with the campaign to support Kennedy,” read an announcement on Friday.
The party nomination will be “supercharging Kennedy’s fundraising” going forward, his campaign said.
“I couldn’t resonate more with the Reform Party’s motto, ‘It’s time to put people first.’ I am grateful to accept the nomination, grow the independent movement, and take our shared principles all the way to the White House,” Kennedy said in a statement.
Reform Party Chairman Nick Hensley said that the “driving potential in this marriage is principles.”
“Even though Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Reform Party do not agree on every issue, both the Reform Party and RFK Jr. agree on listening to the opposition, debating facts, and understanding that you can’t discount a solution just because it came from your political rivals. True leaders will listen to those around them, and forge consensus, regardless of political affiliation,” he said in a statement.
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Nicholas Ballasy has been breaking news for more than a decade in the nation’s capital and questioning political leaders about the most pressing issues facing the nation.
Photo “Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.” by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
