Robert F. Kennedy Jr., low on cash, polling around 5% and worried about taking votes from Donald Trump’s campaign, could be nearing the end of his presidential run.
A Team Kennedy financial report submitted to the Federal Election Commission indicates the campaign had less than $4 million banked at the end of July while carrying nearly $3.5 million in debt. The fledgling campaign spent $7 million in July, while nearly half of the $5.7 million it raised came from Kennedy’s running mate Nicole Shanahan, according to Politico.
Shanahan is believed to have become a billionaire by divorcing Google co-founder Sergey Brin.
Shanahan told the Impact Theory podcast on Tuesday that she and Kennedy are at a crossroad — and Trump may be in luck.
One of their options is to remain in the race and try to establish a new political party to last beyond November’s election. That, she worries, could help the Democratic Party by taking right-wing voters from Trump.
“Or, we walk away, right now, and join forces with Donald Trump,” Shanahan said.
Kennedy’s odds of winning the election taking place in 76 days appear to be very slim at best, but independent voters who support him could make a difference. While Harris has surged ahead of Trump in national polling, her lead appears to be less than 5% nationally.
Trump called Kennedy last month to say “It would be so good for (me) and so good for you” if Kennedy’s supporters got behind the Republican ticket.
Kennedy said last week he had no intention of endorsing Harris following reports that his campaign unsuccessfully reached out to the Democratic Party’s candidate for president to see if there might be a role for him in a new administration.
Kennedy posted on X Tuesday that he’s willing to work with either candidate to advance his agenda with regards to topics including health care, global warfare and environmentalism.
“As always, I am willing to talk with leaders of any political party to further the goals I have served for 40 years in my career and in this campaign,” he posted on X.
Team Kennedy hasn’t responded to a request for comment with regards to the longevity of the campaign.
