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Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has gained ballot access in Michigan, his campaign said.
“Kennedy was nominated for president and Nicole Shanahan was nominated for vice president by the Natural Law Party in Michigan,” the campaign announced in a press release.
Significant — RFK campaign says it’s secured ballot access in crucial Michigan: pic.twitter.com/NNEcYMVtpV
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) April 18, 2024
From Kennedy24:
The party has filed all necessary documents with the state, putting the Kennedy-Shanahan ticket on the ballot in Michigan this fall.
“He’s the most qualified candidate in the modern-day history of America,” said Natural Law Party Chairman Doug Dern. “We welcome Mr. Kennedy and Ms. Shanahan to the party.”
Michigan is proving to be one of the closest swing states of the 2024 presidential election. A Times/Siena poll of six key battlegrounds placed Kennedy at 26% in Michigan, within single digits of the lead. Michigan is where the DNC put up its first attack ads against Kennedy in February, with a series of defamatory billboards.
“Kennedy is good for Michigan,” said Western Michigan Regional Coordinator Bill Costantino. “As an environmental champion for more than 40 years, Kennedy will work to restore our Great Lakes region, which holds 20% of the world’s freshwater. He will ensure a thriving fishing economy and ecosystem for commercial fishermen and individual anglers.”
Kennedy will celebrate his ballot access win on Sunday, April 21 when he is hosting “A Night of Laughter” comedy show at the Royal Oak Theatre near Detroit, Michigan.
“Kennedy is already on the ballot in Utah and has collected all the necessary signatures to be on the ballot in New Hampshire, Nevada, Hawaii, North Carolina, Idaho, Nebraska, and Iowa,” the press release read.
RFK Jr. has officially qualified for the ballot in the battleground state of Michigan.
He’s also qualified in Utah, and his campaign says it has enough signatures to qualify in New Hampshire, Hawaii, Nebraska, Idaho, North Carolina, Iowa, and Nevada.
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) April 19, 2024
The Hill reports:
Michigan is the most important state Kennedy has qualified for so far, with just more than six months to go until Election Day. He has earned enough support to appear in places like New Hampshire and Nevada, also considered swing states, but the addition of Michigan makes Kennedy’s effort more serious.
Democrats and Republicans are both looking to add Michigan to their coalitions in the Midwest. President Biden won the state in 2020 against former President Trump, but the incumbent has seen his support there wane this cycle.
Kennedy’s camp is hoping to gather signatures across 50 states before their deadlines, but experts say he only needs a few key battlegrounds to potentially change the outcome on Election Day.
