By The FirstRobert F. Kennedy Jr. raised $3 million in just three days, second-quarter filing data shows.
The son of slain Robert Kennedy is mounting an unlikely campaign to unseat Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee in 2024.
“Kennedy’s campaign said it had brought in an average of $1 million per day from June 28-30. The three-day total represents an impressive figure for a Democratic candidate seen as a long shot against President Biden,” reports The Hill.
“We are hearing again and again that Mr. Kennedy is catching on because the public is fed up with the media smears. People are answering the attacks by opening up their wallets. RFK, Jr. has shown respect for the intelligence of the American people. The more people hear his message, the more he connects,” campaign manager Dennis Kucinich said in a statement.
A recent poll from Newsweek finds 31% of voters who backed Biden in 2020 now support RFK Jr.
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