RFK Jr. insists he's 'no spoiler' and issues a pledge to Biden: I'll drop out ... trends now
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Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Wednesday that he would sign a 'no spoiler pledge' if President Joe Biden did the same.
Kennedy argued at an event in New York that he's no 'spoiler' because if the election was today former President Donald Trump would beat Biden - whether he's in the race or not.
The shellacking would be worse, Kennedy said, if just Trump and Biden are on the ballot, as Trump would be able to flip Virginia and Maine.
'I perform much, much better against President Trump than President Biden does,' the ex-Democrat stated.
He then offered to drop out if polling just weeks before the election no longer showed that, as long as Biden agreed to do the same.
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Wednesday that he would sign a 'no spoiler pledge' if President Joe Biden did the same
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. outlines what his 'no spoiler pledge' would look like Wednesday at an event in New York City
'This is a "no spoiler pledge," which we're announcing today. This is a pledge that I offer to take if President Biden also takes it,' he explained. 'Both parties agree to co-fund in mid-October a 50 state poll with 30,000 or more likely voters.'
He said this large survey pool would essentially insure a zero margin of error.
'The survey will test the results of a head-to-head race, pitting President Biden against President Trump. And a second head-to-head race, pitting me against President Trump,' Kennedy said. 'Both parties,
