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Madhava Setty, MD's avatar

As an ardent supporter of RFK Jr. I look forward to seeing him as part of a new administration. I do not think his more recent exhortations to vote for DJT everywhere makes the most sense. I will be voting for Bobby in my home state of MA, knowing that it will not make any difference in the final tally of electoral votes. However if we ever hope to dismantle the two party system we must first set the groundwork by demonstrating that there is an appetite for independent candidates.

Perhaps more importantly are the issues around Mr. Trump's credibility around the issue of 1A. Like Bobby, I too am a first amendment absolutist. Recently Julian Assange offered his first public commentary since his release. His years long detention under harsh circumstances was due to Trump's CIA director, Mike Pompeo's need to flex his power to silence this true hero. Rather than admonishing Pompeo, Trump eventually appointed him Sec. of State.

As is customary for Presidents leaving the WH, I held out hope that President Trump would pardon Mr. Assange and Edward Snowden in his last days in office. Those pardons never came. And now we are to believe that the former President has changed his tune. If this is the case, I would expect him to be much more forthcoming on this issue. Why was there no attack on VP Harris during the debate on the Biden administration's attack on the first amendment? Why hasn't he acknowledged that the attack on Assange under his watch was reprehensible?

Bobby, I would like to see you as a cabinet secretary or better yet as our AG, following in the footsteps of your father. I suggest talking to DJT about doing more to win our trust on this topic. He is the one seeking our vote right now.

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Anna Lafferty's avatar

I plan to vote for Trump to support RFK Jr getting his policies in D.C. I am willing to put my faith in a Trump administration with the players who have joined forces with him like Bobby, Tulsi, Elon, and Calley and Casey Means. Isn't it possible that Trump learned something from the last time? Isn't it possible that we have been fed a bunch of lies about Trump too? [Note: I think your facts are a little off - I'm pretty sure Bobby said it was Calley Means (not Casey) who texted him and was the bridge in getting Trump and Kennedy talking after Trump's assassination. ]

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