Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dropped out of the presidential race and endorsed former President Donald Trump, but his plan to boost the Republican candidate by taking his name off the ballot in 10 battleground states is being thwarted by states that say it's too late to do so.
"Our polling consistently showed that by staying on the ballot in the battleground states, I would likely hand the election over to the Democrats, with whom I disagree on the most existential issues," Kennedy said at a news conference before endorsing Trump. But three of those states — Michigan, Wisconsin and the less competitive Colorado — have already denied his request to remove himself from the ballot, citing election laws.
