RFK Jr. Is Muddying the Politics in North Carolina

Biden’s and Trump’s camps are paying more attention to the independent candidate’s bid.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign said it collected enough signatures to be on the ballot in North Carolina. Richard Vogel/AP

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign says it has collected enough signatures to qualify for the ballot in North Carolina, and it’s clouding predictions in the 2024 battleground, where Donald Trump beat Joe Biden by just over one point four years ago.

Recent national polling places Kennedy, who registered under the new political party “We the People,” with around 10% of the vote, making him the highest polling third-party candidate in a presidential race since Ross Perot in 1992.

Political operatives on both sides of the aisle sound convinced that their guy is safe.