Liberal heads explode everywhere!
Funny thing. For months the Democrats desperately tried to get Kennedy off the ballot in several battleground states when it appeared he was siphoning off votes from Biden. But after Harris took over, the opposite started to hold true and suddenly the Democratic nominee was doing better when you included Kennedy in the poll. According to The Hill, she did almost two full points better when he was listed as an option. They had suddenly stopped trying to get Kennedy off the ballot and started focusing on removing Jill Stein.
But now, much to their dismay, Kennedy is dropping out and endorsing Trump. Now I am not on board with the idea when a candidate drops out that endorsing another candidate matters a lot. This happens a lot during a nomination process. Ultimately people have a mind of their own. But if Trump is somehow offering up something to make Kennedy relevant in a potential Trump Presidency, that might make a difference in who some of his supporters back. By all polling accounts, there is around a 60-40 split between potential Trump supports and potential Harris supporters who were going to vote for Kennedy. statistically it should only help Trump by under a point (0.8% or so) but in a race this tight, that can make all the difference in the world.
Benny Johnson on X: "Incredible leaked video from inside the deep state war room after the Trump-Kennedy announcement. Wow. https://t.co/UPhdGk85C8" / X
I listened to Kennedy's speech, and I think it is nothing like a normal endorsement speech and maybe I'm dreaming but I think it may have a greater impact. He tore into the democrat party and offered points that he and Trump agree on that are transformative for our country. I think this is a big deal. Sure gave me more hope.