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Martin Pengelly in Washington

‘He can help Trump win’: US groups take on RFK Jr after No Labels stands down

a hand reaching for RFK badges
According to Matthew Bennett of Third Way, Robert F Kennedy Jr is ‘dangerous and voting for him is tantamount to voting for Trump’. Photograph: Caroline Brehman/EPA

Celebrating the demise of No Labels as a third-party presidential election threat, two advocacy groups who mobilised against it have said they would now turn their sights on Robert F Kennedy Jr’s independent run for the White House.

Though it is hard to make solid predictions, a high-profile third-party run in 2024 unnerves both Republicans and Democrats who fear it might siphon off their votes. But the nervousness is especially pronounced among supporters of Joe Biden, who worry such a campaign could split the center and left and allow Donald Trump and his highly motivated rightwing base to win a return to the Oval Office.

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