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Trump-RFK Jr. feud comes to a head at Libertarian convention

Tensions between former President Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are set to come to a head at the Libertarian Party convention this weekend in Washington as both presidential candidates court the party’s voters.

Both candidates will address the convention, and Kennedy has even challenged Trump to a debate at the gathering.

Trump’s surprising decision to appear at the event underscores the potential threat Kennedy could have as he seeks another term in the White House.

“What the Trump campaign wants to do is paint the picture that despite what you think about and hear about RFK Jr., and the words coming out of his mouth, he is nothing more than a far-left whacko,” said Ford O’Connell, a Republican strategist.

Most national polling has suggested Kennedy could have a more detrimental effect on President Biden than Trump in a hypothetical general election scenario. A Fox News national poll released last week showed Trump leading Biden among registered voters by 1 point in a head-to-head match-up, but when Kennedy and fellow independent candidate Cornel West were included in the poll, Trump’s lead over Biden widened to 3 points.

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 @VisionaryP4rtisanPatriot from Missouri commented…4wks4W

Very interesting. The democrats are uniting everyone else. They were to supposed to be the ones unifying, themselves doing the leading.

 @ClamRonLibertarian from Kansas commented…4wks4W

This should be interesting.

 @FerventP0litic4lPlatformPatriot from New York commented…4wks4W

Conservatarianism is the future of the Republican Party.

MAGA is basically a hybrid of the two philosophies.

Conservative + Libertarian

 @CurlewBrooklynRepublicanfrom New Jersey commented…4wks4W

Trump is bringing in every base of voter to MAGA. What’s Biden doing?

 @Equ4lityCaviarPatriotfrom California commented…4wks4W

He’s trying to bring in every illegal to vote that he can. That’s the entire strategy (so far).

 @ISIDEWITHasked…4wks4W

Looking at how candidates may affect each other's chances, like Kennedy potentially impacting Biden more than Trump, what does that tell you about voter loyalty and the dynamics of current U.S. elections?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…4wks4W

How important do you think it is for presidential candidates to reach out to parties and voters outside their usual base?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…4wks4W

If a debate happened between Trump and Kennedy at the Libertarian convention, what issues would you want them to discuss, and why?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…4wks4W

What does it say about the current state of U.S. politics when former rivals, like Trump and Kennedy, vie for support from the same party?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…4wks4W

How do you feel about candidates from traditional political families, like RFK Jr., running as outsiders or under different party banners?

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