RFK Jr. is still fighting to stay on the N.Y. ballot; Hochul wears snake, signs bills
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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. ended his campaign for president Friday but he’s still fighting to stay on the ballot in New York.
Hate crimes have surged in New York over the last five years, particularly against Jewish people.
Hochul went to the State Fair, where she wore a snake, joined a drum circle and signed some bills.
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☑️ Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is still fighting to stay on the ballot in N.Y.
⚖️ Attorneys for Kennedy argued in court Wednesday that a decision that effectively removed him from the ballot in N.Y. should be reversed.
As you probably know, Robert F. KENNEDY, Jr. (yes, that one) suspended his independent campaign for president last week and endorsed former President Donald J. TRUMP.
But back in New York, Kennedy’s efforts to stay in the race are alive and well, we saw Wednesday in Albany.
You might remember how, earlier this month, Kennedy was in Albany for a four-day trial that ended with a judge scrapping the signatures his campaign had filed to get on the ballot in New York.
That was over the address his campaign listed as his residence on petitions while collecting signatures. It was for a friend’s house, where he claims to rent a room and has pledged to return to some day.
The judge presiding over that trial ruled that the address can’t count as his residence because he’s barely spent any time there since he started renting last spring.
Because those signatures were no longer valid, Kennedy didn’t have the 45,000 required to remain on the ballot in New York.
But Kennedy decided to appeal that decision in hopes that the Appellate Division, Third Department in Albany would side with him and reverse it.
That was a few weeks ago — well ahead of his announcement last Friday that he would drop his bid for president and back Trump.
Despite that announcement, his campaign decided to move forward with the appeal. They still want him to appear on the ballot in New York.
They could have filed a motion to withdraw the appeal. They did not.
And his announcement hasn’t been mentioned in any court filings.
The big question here is … why?
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