North Carolina Adds 'We the People Party' With RFK Jr. to November Ballot

July 17, 2024

ABC 15 News reports:

Donald Trump and Joe Biden will not be the only presidential candidates on the ballot in North Carolina, as the State Board of Elections certified the 'We the People Party' on Tuesday, July 16.

North Carolina requires 13,865 signatures to create a new political party. We the People submitted 24,509 signatures and county boards approved 18,569 of those.

"I think it could change some things for us in November," said Chris Cooper, News 13's political analyst.

The subject of that change, and at the top of the ballot line for the We the People Party, is Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

"We've got a real shot at it," Patrick Hennessey said. "52 percent of people identify as independent voters."

Hennessey, a Kennedy supporter, is the founder of 'The Purple Nation,' a group hoping to combine the best of the divided political parties.

"So for me, that's what Kennedy is," Hennessey said. "He's really the purple candidate bringing the best of red and blue together and I think he's going to help unify this country."

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