Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) stated on Wednesday that there's no doubt having independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the ballot in the November election would benefit Republicans.
Scott told Newsmax’s Eric Bolling that having a third-party candidate on the ballot would draw votes away from the Democrats, regardless of the choice for vice president. Scott's statement was highlighted by Mediaite.
Kennedy announced that tech attorney and entrepreneur Nicole Shanahan would join his campaign as his running mate on Tuesday. running mate TuesdayKennedy called Shanahan a daughter of immigrants who overcame daunting obstacles to achieve the American dream.
Scott labeled Shanahan as a liberal who thinks America is only better if there are changes in who we are.
The South Carolina senator opposed Shanahan's belief in the redistribution of wealth and emphasized the value of hard work and luck.
Scott suspended his GOP presidential primary bid in November and endorsed Trump in January.
Scott, who is on the shortlist for Trump’s vice presidential candidate, said Kennedy choosing Shanahan as his running mate has Democrats “scurrying around” and running ads, attempting to keep “Black voters in Detroit loyal to the Democrat Party.
After Kennedy’s announcement, Trump called the independent candidate’s campaign “great for MAGA.” The former president called Kennedy the “most Radical Left Candidate” in the race and said he would “be taking votes from Crooked Joe Biden.
According to a new Quinnipiac University poll, Biden is narrowly ahead of Trump, but the survey found that when a third-party candidate is included in national polling, Trump benefits.
The poll found Biden polling at 48 percent support and Trump with 45 percent. When an independent or third-party candidate is thrown into the mix, Trump leads Biden 39 percent to 38 percent.
