Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Woos West Coast Libertarians as He Mulls Seeking the Party’s Nomination

Mr. Kennedy is polling on average at 15 percent — the highest for any independent candidate since Ross Perot in 1992, and a majority of Americans say they don’t want another Biden-Trump matchup.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on April 19, 2023 at Boston, Massachusetts. Scott Eisen/Getty Images

Libertarians usually balk at disarming, but they submitted to security checks for independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at the weekend’s Libertarian Party of California convention at Costa Mesa. A scion to the Kennedy dynasty, whose father and uncle were both assassinated, Mr. Kennedy wasn’t the only non-Libertarian, third-party candidate in attendance — but he was the only one who brought metal detectors and might seek the party’s nomination.

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