Nicole Shanahan , Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s former 2024 presidential running mate, argued it is “ironic” how several swing states are now working to keep Kennedy on their voting ballots, even though he has already suspended his campaign and endorsed former President Donald Trump .
While several states originally pushed back against Kennedy being allowed on the ballot, swing states, such as Michigan and Wisconsin , that will be hotly contested in the 2024 election are keeping Kennedy on their ballots this November, which could take away votes from both Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris . Shanahan said it is still possible for Kennedy to withdraw his name from these states. However, she rebuked the states for working to keep his name on their ballots, which will matter greatly in the Electoral College.
“Yeah, it’s incredibly disingenuous,” Shanahan said on Fox News’s The Ingraham Angle, guest-hosted by Pete Hegseth. “I testified yesterday in the New York case where they’ve been putting probably millions of dollars at this point to prevent us from being on the New York state ballot, so it’s really ironic that they’re changing their position.”
Kennedy is working to stay on the ballot in New York, where a state judge knocked him off the ballot after ruling he falsely claimed to live in New York when he actually lived in California. A lawyer for Kennedy is requesting a New York appeals court to restore him to the state’s ballot.
Shanahan added that she and Kennedy are “intentionally” remaining on the ballot in about 40 states and that their campaign is “suspended, but not fully withdrawn.” Her statement comes after Kennedy asked his supporters to continue backing him in states where the races will not be close.
One of the other states Kennedy is seeking to stay on the ballot in is Oregon , where he submitted his candidate filing as a nominee for the We the People Party. The filing was made Monday, three days after he suspended his presidential campaign.
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Shanahan also said the purpose of Kennedy’s campaign was to “break the duopoly” in the political landscape by showing that there is a demand for third parties . She added that third parties are able to use their leverage to bring their policies to the forefront, which, for Kennedy and Shanahan, is “making America healthy again.”
“We did set out to win it, and at this point right now, we formed a coalition partnership with Donald Trump, and we got a great team,” Shanahan said.
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