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International Business Times
International Business Times
World
Frankie TAGGART

Wildcard Candidates Threaten To Tip Scales In US Election

Independent presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr is averaging 17 percent in polling against the two 2024 frontrunners (Credit: AFP)

Americans haven't elected an independent president since George Washington, but a public turned off by two historically unpopular frontrunners appears more open than ever to the rich crop of wildcards who could tilt the election in 2024.

Voters have made clear in multiple polls that they don't want a rematch between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, and are willing to take a serious look at the growing number of politicians mulling independent or third-party campaigns.

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