The New York Sun reports:

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is running for the White House as an independent and abandoning his primary challenge to President Biden. The scion of a Democratic dynasty, he’s aiming to win over voters who hunger for a third option on the ballot.

In his campaign announcement last week at Philadelphia, Mr. Kennedy spoke before a banner reading, “Declare Your Independence.” The candidate leaned into the theme, urging a partisan-free focus on issues ranging from poverty and pollution to addiction and housing costs.

Not so long ago, Americans agreed that these problems needed to be confronted to — as Mr. Kennedy’s uncle, President Kennedy, said — achieve “a rising tide” and “lift all boats.” Today, each party seeks to disqualify the other’s solutions, preaching to a choir where all but the most devout are growing restless in the pews.

“In a two-sided conflict,” Mr. Kennedy told his supporters, “each side depends on the other to define themselves as good guys, in contrast to the other side, of course, the bad guys. … And that’s why we’ve seen both parties sacrificing their core values and the foundational canons of democracy.”

On October 3, the Monmouth Poll found about two-thirds of party members uninspired about their presumptive nominees. Just 37 percent of registered voters, it found, are enthusiastic about President Trump; 32 percent said the same for Mr. Biden.

“Mr. Kennedy is attracting voters from across the political spectrum,” Mr. Kennedy’s campaign told me. “People who have previously voted for Trump or Biden are now moving toward Kennedy. That’s why Kennedy can win.”