Robert F. Kennedy Jr names Silicon Valley attorney as running mate

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Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has named attorney and tech entrepreneur Nicole Shanahan as his running mate at a rally in Oakland, California.

"I'm so proud to introduce to you the next vice president the United States, my fellow lawyer, a brilliant scientist, technologist, a fierce warrior mom, Nicole Shanahan," Kennedy said.

Kennedy said he selected Shanahan in part because he wanted someone with whom he shares common values on agriculture, health care and Big Tech, while also aligning with Kennedy's vision on how leaders should carry themselves. He is so far on the ballot only in Utah. His campaign has said it has gathered enough signatures to qualify for the ballot in New Hampshire, Nevada and Hawaii, while a super PAC backing his White House bid has said it has collected enough signatures to qualify Kennedy in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan and South Carolina.

Adding to the numerous ballot access hurdles are challenges from Democrats looking to stifle Kennedy, whom they portray as a spoiler candidate who could help former Shanahan could play a role in boosting fundraising as the Kennedy campaign navigates the costly ballot qualification process and a general election campaign against Biden and Trump, each of whose campaigns dwarf the Kennedy team's fundraising totals.

"She's gonna fight for all those Americans who know what it's like to skip meals to pay for gasoline and watch food prices climb ever higher and wonder how in the world they're gonna make it through the grocery store checkout line," he added.

 

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