Kennedy family members endorse President Biden in a rejection of RFK Jr.
WASHINGTON ― Members of the Kennedy family, one of the most iconic names in Democratic politics, formally endorsed President Joe Biden's reelection bid Thursday in a firm rejection of their relative Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is running for president as an independent.
The endorsement, which the Kennedy family made official at a Biden campaign rally in Philadelphia, is not a surprise. Several Kennedys had already made their support for Biden known, including by appearing with the president during a St. Patrick's Day celebration at the White House last month.
Yet the showing from the families of President John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., including six of his siblings, is an important display for Biden as his allies' work to keep third-party candidates from siphoning off voters from their coalition.
Even before Thursday's endorsement, several Kennedy family members publicly opposed Robert F. Kennedy's candidacy.
"Bobby might share the same name as our father, but he does not share the same values, vision or judgment," Kerry Kennedy and three other siblings − Joseph Kennedy II, Rory Kennedy and Kathleen Kennedy Townsend − wrote in a statement after their brother announced his bid last October. "We denounce his candidacy and believe it to be perilous for our country."
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