• Rimu@piefed.social
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    8 days ago

    Really?

    CNN, host of the June 27 debate, says only President Joe Biden and Republican rival Donald Trump have met its conditions for taking part: appear on enough state ballots to potentially win the presidency and also receive at least 15% in four separate national polls. Kennedy has received at least 15% in only three accepted polls to date and has qualified for the ballot in six states, making it impossible for him to win the presidency.

    https://www.reuters.com/world/us/rfk-jr-faces-down-midnight-deadline-qualify-cnn-presidential-debate-2024-06-19/

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      8 days ago

      Yes your quote really drives home my point. They wrote the debate qualifications specifically so that rfkjr wouldnt make the cut.

      From what I understand, he will probably qualify for the ballot in all 50 states. Since this debate is happening unusually early, his ballot access has not been certified yet.

      I dont feel strongly about rfk, it’s probably better for America that he is not on that stage. But this is just one more example of how our two political parties operate in a corrupt, anti-democratic way. They have no principles nor morals, its power politics all the way down.

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        8 days ago

        I see what you’re saying.

        He shouldn’t have been disqualified for his poll numbers.

        What he should have been disqualified for was the brain worms.