Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Sen. Kennedy Jr. said having him on the ballot would “no doubt” help Republicans in the election. Tim Scott (RS.C.) said on Wednesday.
“Having that third-party candidate on the ballot is going to take votes away from Democrats, regardless of the choice for vice president,” Scott said in an interview with Newsmax's Eric Bolling. Featured by Mediaite.
Kennedy announced on Tuesday that tech lawyer and entrepreneur Nicole Shanahan would join his campaign as his running mate, calling her a daughter of immigrants who overcame “active” obstacles to achieve the American dream.
Scott called Shanahan, the ex-wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin, a “liberal” because “she believes that America can only be better if we change who we are.”
The South Carolina senator said Shanahan believed in “redistribution of wealth” and pushed back on the idea that “I live and breathe hard work and luck.”
Scott suspended his GOP presidential primary bid in November and endorsed Trump in January.
Scott, who is a shortlist for Trump's vice presidential nomination, said he would pick Kennedy Shanahan as his running mate, adding that Democrats are “going around” and running ads to try to “keep black voters in Detroit loyal to the Democratic Party.”
After Kennedy's announcement, Trump called the independent candidate's campaign “great for MAGA.” The former president called Kennedy the “most extreme left-wing candidate” in the race and said he would “get votes from Crooked Joe Biden.”
A new Quinnipiac University poll finds Biden slightly ahead of Trump, but when a third-party candidate is included in national polls, the survey finds that Trump benefits.
The poll put Biden at 48 percent and Trump at 45 percent. When an independent or third-party candidate is thrown into the mix, Trump leads Biden by 39 percent to 38 percent, respectively.
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