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Jeffrey Carter's avatar

I am not sure how voters who were very committed to RFK will react. Same for traditionally Republican voters who were in the "anybody but Trump" camp---both minorities to be clear but we are talking about a national election being decided by less than 100,000 votes.

Here is what I think about RFK Jr. I disagree with him on some of his thoughts, opinions and the policies to get there. However, I think if he and I sat down we could have a very rational objective discussion and come away both liking and respecting each other and at the same time finding a different solution than he started with.

I also very much appreciate his humanity, and that he seemingly brought his real person, his real self, into his campaign. He wasn't a staged puppet like the current Democratic ticket.

I cannot imagine how hard it was for him personally to buck the peer pressure of his family given their political and ancestral history. That tells me a lot about his confidence in himself, and the comfort he has with himself in his own skin.

In the early 1990s, Republicans moved very far to the right on many issues. They were nanny state like and as a Republican, it was very uncomfortable. Using government the way many of them planned to use it partially paved the way for Bill Clinton. Since 1996, Republicans have held the White House 12 years. Democrats 20. Republicans have woken up, realize government isn't the solution. andThe Democrats have moved very very far to the left now and as Roger wrote, seemingly resemble the Communist Party. Will RFK wake up the Democrats? Or is it too late?

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Stephen L. Wilmeth's avatar

I listened to the Kennedy speech in the middle of a pasture looking south to the Mexican border. Those of us living on this edge know full well the implications of an open border that will potentially transform our American security forever. Our dilemma will now be your dilemma. It is that fact that I sat immersed in Kennedy’s words. It has been too long since inspiration and hope tickled the back of my neck, but it happened yesterday. He emerges as the son of American ideals that his predecessors often missed with the views from the American frontier. Good for you, Mr. Kennedy. You have struck a chord of immensity.

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