RFK Jr. names rich lawyer as running mate

By Agence France-Presse

Mar 28, 2024 12:06 am

OAKLAND, California: Independent United States presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced wealthy Silicon Valley lawyer and political newcomer Nicole Shanahan as his running mate on Tuesday as he pursues an anti-establishment campaign seen as an increasing threat to Democratic President Joe Biden.

The nephew of the late president John F. Kennedy and prominent vaccine skeptic is more popular than any independent candidate since Ross Perot in 1992, with average support of about 12 percent nationwide.

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