Axios reports: Independent presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. wants to engage Hispanic voters by using a version of his uncle JFK's historic "Viva Kennedy!" platform — a model that gave birth to the modern Latino vote. Why it matters: RFK Jr. is on the ballot in at least four states and is seeking access in others, such as Georgia and Arizona, where small political shifts among Latinos could swing a tight presidential election. About 36.2 million U.S. Latinos are eligible to vote this year. Hispanics are more diverse and politically independent than when President John F. Kennedy launched his historic outreach program in 1960. Driving the news: RFK Jr. will kick off a new Viva Kennedy! effort on March 30 in Los Angeles, says Rob Lucero, who is directing the effort. Read the full article here.

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CNN reports: In Randi Kaye’s election series for CNN, “The 53%,” she speaks with undecided women voters in Arizona about the issues that matter to them in the 2024 election. The women share their disappointment with the choice between Biden and Trump, as well as their interest in Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s independent run.  Watch the full clip here:

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NPR reports: With many Americans unhappy at the prospect of a rematch between President Biden and former President Donald Trump, voters may be more open than usual to third-party and independent candidates come fall. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is among the candidates hoping to appeal to voters looking for alternatives to Biden and Trump. But first, he actually needs to get on ballots, a complicated and expensive state-by-state undertaking. "I think it's sometimes overlooked the number of things you need," said Michael Arno, who runs a petition signature gathering company and has worked on ballot access for various independent candidates and the No Labels effort. "If you're going to run against the two major political parties, you have to operate like you're one of the two major political parties." Read the full article here. If you resonate with this message please subscribe to our newsletter to learn more.

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Last Real Indians reports: On Friday, March 8, the Coalition of Large Tribes (COLT) hosted Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to hear of his presidential campaign and to give tribal leaders a chance to question his commitment to Indian Country. More than 50 tribal leaders heard directly from Mr. Kennedy, where he shared his upbringing including his family’s relationships with Indigenous people and aspects of his campaign including his support to strengthen tribal sovereignty. Kennedy announced his candidacy as an independent for the President of the United States on October 9, 2023 and has since campaigned throughout the country. Friday’s meeting was Kennedy’s first official visit to speak with tribal leaders while running for the presidency. “I know there’s a lot of political leaders over the years that have come in front of Tribes and made promises of what they’re going to do when they get elected,” said Robert Kennedy Jr. in the beginning of his presentation. “I wanted to talk about my history of commitment to Tribal issues and Indians across the country.” Kennedy spoke of his family’s trips to the Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation, the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Hopi, and Navajo reservations while he was a child. “This was very much a part of my youth,” he said. “My father loved this country and loved American democracy and thought we should be a role model for the rest of the world, but he also believed the treatment of Indigenous people in this country—the Native Americans, the ones who above all others can call themselves American—that that was the original sin of our country.” “This inspired my life and has continued to in my adult years,” he said during Friday’s COLT meeting. “My father and my uncle, John F. Kennedy, Jr., would talk a lot about the Choctaws during the Great Irish Famine in 1848 when over a million Irish starved to death and my grandparents on both sides of my family were a part of the flood of Irish that left that year and came to Boston.” The Choctaws raised monies, $170, during the famine and sent to people in Ireland who were starving to death. “My father thought that was something we shouldn’t forget,” Kennedy said of his father. Read the full article here. If you resonate with this message please subscribe to our newsletter to learn more.

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The Washington Post reports: Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has selected a running mate and plans to announce that person in the next two weeks, according to someone familiar with the process. Kennedy, the nephew of President John F. Kennedy and son of a former U.S. attorney general, left the Democratic Party last year in protest of its nominating process and launched a third-party bid. He has cast a broad net since then, speaking with former politicians, a famous athlete, a motivational speaker and several political activists as he seeks to find a partner for the campaign trail. Read the full article here. If you resonate with this message please subscribe to our newsletter to learn more.

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CNN's Jake Tapper discusses Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s current standing in the 2024 presidential race with CNN political commentator, Ashley Allison, and Republican pollster and strategist, Kristen Soltis Anderson. They discuss a recent New York Times focus group of 10 independents and Republicans who voted for Donald Trump in 2016 and 2020 but are not planning to vote for him again in 2024. The focus group revealed the significance of the "RFK factor" and how their support for Former President Trump fell off in the wake of January 6th and his numerous legal challenges.   Watch the full clip here: If you resonate with this message please subscribe to our newsletter to learn more.

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Unherd reports: The surrender of Nikki Haley — long drawn-out but long expected — has set both of America’s major parties on the same course: a limp coronation, conducted through process of elimination. Donald Trump’s path is clear, competitors fallen away, while Joe Biden is also slipping through effectively unopposed, happily ignoring token challenges by Dean Phillips and Marianne Williamson. But the frictionless progress of both candidates through their party’s internal processes is concealing a hidden truth about this year’s election. Many  Americans don’t want Joe Biden or Donald Trump. They see the race as a horror-reality show featuring two geriatrics who seem doddery, unwell, and angry at being told so. It is increasingly possible that they support independent candidates who could deprive both Trump and Biden of the votes needed to win the presidency. America could end up with a hung presidential election. How would this come about? The Constitution requires that a victorious president wins at least 270 Electoral College votes, which they must gather from some combination of the 50 states. It now looks possible that neither mainstream candidate will manage that. For a start, the “Never Trump” and “Never Biden” voters are on the rise. Americans are now keen to explore almost any alternative, and independents are offering one in the form of the “No Labels” movement as well as Robert Kennedy Jr’s campaign. Both have received relatively little coverage so far, partially because of the juggernaut status of the Democratic Party and the GOP, but also because third-party candidates rarely do well in American elections. But, given the staggering sense of frustration nationwide with Biden and Trump and the absence of a unifying figure, an independent candidate could have a historic opportunity. Read the full article here. If you resonate with this message please subscribe to our newsletter to learn more.

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Fox News contributor Charlie Hurt and Stagwell CEO Mark Penn join The Faulkner Focus to react to President Biden’s State of the Union address and discuss Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s response speech and his impact on the 2024 presidential race.  Watch the the full clip here. If you resonate with this message please subscribe to our newsletter to learn more.

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Las Vegas Review Journal reports: Nevadans could have an alternative to President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump in the November election. Independent presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Tuesday that his campaign has collected the necessary signatures to be on Nevada’s general election ballot. The campaign collected more than 15,000 signatures in Nevada, about 5,000 more than the 10,095 signatures required, according to the campaign. The signatures are going to a facility in California to be organized, and a vendor will turn them in to Nevada’s counties by mid-April, said Randell Hynes, Nevada coordinator for the Kennedy campaign. Read the full article here. If you resonate with this message please subscribe to our newsletter to learn more.

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Cointelegraph reports: ETHDenver, the world’s largest Web3 Community Innovation Festival, returns for its 7th year and will feature key community leaders, and government and technology figures, including Independent Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. The fireside chat on March 2 features Independent Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Caitlin Long, Founder and CEO of Custodia Bank. It will be an honest conversation about how blockchain policy plays a role in accelerating privacy, transparency, and sovereignty for American citizens. Kennedy will host an audience question-and-answer session following the Fireside Chat, where the community can participate in an open conversation. Read the full article here. If you resonate with this message please subscribe to our newsletter to learn more.

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The Hill reports:  Independent White House candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is accelerating his courtship of Black voters across the country, hoping to gain an edge with one of the most critical voting blocs to President Biden’s victory. Kennedy is pitching himself in Black churches, roundtables and among entertainers, believing he can build enthusiasm around a third option on November’s ballot. The groundwork has caught the attention of Black political and media figures, with some fearing that Kennedy will further cripple Biden’s White House prospects and others being admittedly more receptive, even intrigued, by his message.  “RFK Jr. is making the effort to have real conversations in Black spaces,” said Tim Black, an African American podcast host. “The important part is those spaces are ones where he can’t control the dialogue. The dialogue is spontaneous, thus not scripted. Authentic.” Kennedy’s flood-the-zone approach is a visible contrast from Biden’s, who has turned down many off-the-cuff interview opportunities this cycle as he tries to capture the same firm support from Black voters he enjoyed last election. Kennedy, meanwhile, is more unscripted and unconventional.  Read the full article here. If you resonate with this message please subscribe to our newsletter to learn more.

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The Carolina Journal reports: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is still campaigning for president in the 2024 election, but he’s now running under the We The People political party in North Carolina, a move that could help get his name on the ballot this November. Formerly a Democrat turned unaffiliated, Kennedy is required to obtain the standard 83,000 signatures as an independent candidate in the state. But by affiliating with a political party, that requirement can be avoided. The newly-formed We The People party, created by RFK allies, could get him ballot access with only 13,865 signatures, WRAL first reported.  The We The People party has submitted a petition request form with the State Board of Elections to become a recognized political party. The petition must be signed by at least 200 registered voters from at least three separate congressional districts in the state. If the party meets the requirements by the end of May, Kennedy can secure his name on the ballot. “Mr. Kennedy will be on the ballot in North Carolina,” Stefanie Spear, press secretary for his campaign, affirmed to the Carolina Journal. “We are working to collect the 13,757 signatures needed to form the “We The People” party. The deadline to turn in these signatures is May 31.” Spear said the campaign is prepared with field teams, volunteers, legal teams, paid circulators, supporters, and strategists who are “ready to get the job done.” Read the full article here. If you resonate with this message please subscribe to our newsletter to learn more.

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