Zogby Poll Shows Kennedy Can Win as an Independent
In a three-Way Race, Kennedy Would Enter Where Ross Perot Finished
Kennedy has better favorability numbers than Biden or Trump
A new Zogby poll of likely general election voters shows that in a three-way race between Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., former President Trump, and President Biden, Kennedy enters the contest at 19% with Biden and Trump at 38% each.
Kennedy would be the highest-polling independent or third party candidate to enter a presidential election in the modern era, starting off where Ross Perot finished—after spending an enormous amount of money.
“If this poll shows anything,” said Tony Lyons, co-chairman of American Values 2024, the super PAC supporting Kennedy for president (and the publisher of The Kennedy Beacon), “it’s that Kennedy can win as an independent candidate in 2024.”
One of the most effective DNC slurs against Kennedy has been that his candidacy will help Trump win. The opposite is true. Kennedy is taking more votes from Trump than from Biden, according to this poll as well as a recent YouGov poll.
“It appears that the DNC would rather lose with Biden, an establishment Democrat who won’t rock the boat, than win with a populist like Bobby Kennedy who will shut down the corporate gravy train,” Lyons said. “The DNC, like the multibillion-dollar corporations that it represents, shows that it prefers Trump to Bobby Kennedy.”
Among likely Democratic primary voters, Kennedy has surged to 27% nationally, despite the most intense and comprehensive smear campaign against any presidential candidate in recent American political history. Kennedy has shown incredible resilience.
“If Kennedy decides to run as an independent candidate, it would be to give voters the choice that the DNC has denied them,” added Lyons. “Independent-minded Democrats have made it clear: They want the opportunity to select their candidate in a free, open, and fair primary process.”
The Zogby poll was commissioned by American Values 2024. More analysis from Zogby Strategies can be found here.
I've been saying for months that RFK, Jr. has a very real opportunity to win as an independent.
The US is ripe for a good 3rd-party candidate. Tens of millions of voters don't want EITHER Trump or Biden. Biden has a 65-70% disapproval rate. Trump might not even be on the ballot in many blue states. Over 75% of Americans are disgusted with both parties, and Congress has a disapproval rating of over 90% - correctly so.
Most Americans are centrists politically. They want rational, constitutional people in government.
RFK, Jr. fits this niche perfectly.
I think Trump has been beat up by the Uniparty for a longer period of time and with much more intensity. RFK can expect the same treatment for as long as he stays in the swamp fight. I honor them both for their resilience against the DC Uniparty.