RFK Jr. Will Not Seek Libertarian Nomination, Putting To Rest Debate Over Whether He Could Win It 

‘There are several people running for the Libertarian nomination, and just about any of them would represent us better than Bobby would,’ the Libertarian Party’s 2020 vice-presidential candidate says.

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Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. with his running mate, Nicole Shanahan, on March 26, 2024, at Oakland, California. AP/Eric Risberg

After months of flirting with a possible Libertarian Party run, independent presidential candidate, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., says he will not seek the Libertarian nomination at the party’s convention in May.

Facing steep ballot access challenges running on an independent ticket, Mr. Kennedy had until now refused to rule out a Libertarian run. This weekend he changed his tune.

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