RFK Jr. says campaign has qualified for Nevada general election ballot

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign said Tuesday he has qualified for the general election ballot in Nevada.

“Today marks the end of the primary and the beginning of the general election,” Kennedy said in a press release. “Nearly 70% of Americans don’t want a Trump/Biden rematch from 2020. They want to vote for someone who represents hope and healing. For someone with an inspiring vision for America.”

Former President Trump’s sweeping victories on Super Tuesday’s elections have set him up to be the near-certain GOP nominee for president, where a rematch with President Biden likely awaits. Kennedy argues the unpopularity of both the GOP and Democratic candidates gives his candidacy a real lane in 2024.

The press release said Kennedy’s campaign collected more than 15,000 signatures in the Silver State. 

“I look forward to taking on Presidents Biden and Trump on the issues that matter most to Americans — from making housing and health care affordable to ending the forever wars and unraveling corporate capture of our government,” Kennedy said.

In a poll average of the match-up between Kennedy, Biden and Trump by The Hill/Decision Desk HQ, Kennedy trails both candidates by more than 25 points, with Kennedy at 11.4 percent, Biden at 37.9 percent and Trump at 41 percent.

Utah was the first state to give Kennedy ballot access after his campaign reached a requirement of 1,000 signatures before a March deadline, Utah Elections Director Ryan Cowley said, according to The Associated Press.

There have been concerns among both Democrats and Republicans as to how Kennedy could affect the 2024 election, with a number of Democrats pointing to his anti-vaccine statements and flirtation with conspiracy theories.

The Republican National Committee (RNC) sent out a list of “23 reasons” he should be opposed and sought to portray him as a “typical Democrat politician.”