RFK Jr. disqualified from New York ballot over false residence claim, judge rules
CBSAUG 2024
RFK Jr. Disqualified From New York State Presidential Ballot
Above: Independent Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gives a keynote speech during the Bitcoin 2024 conference at Music City Center July 26, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee. Image copyright: Jon Cherry/Stringer/Getty Images News via Getty Images
The Spin
Democratic narrative
Kennedy had no particular reason not to declare his actual legal residence, given that he has lived in California with his wife for a decade. However, he decided to commit voter fraud for years voting in New York as if his residence was the bedroom in a friend's house — and outrageously doubled down on this lie to get on the presidential ballot.
Republican narrative
Democrats are desperate that RFK Jr. may take votes that could cost Vice Pres. Kamala Harris the presidential election, so they have yet again resorted to lawfare against a political opponent months after their failed attempts to block Trump from the ballot in several states. They simply don't care about democracy, just about keeping power.