(5MinNewsBreak.com) – In great news for Donald Trump, pollsters from both sides of the aisle have agreed that his endorsement by former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will likely have “a really big impact” on the 2024 White House race.
Republican pollster Lee Carter and Democratic pollster Carly Cooperman have both emphasized that Kennedy’s endorsement will “help Trump.”
During a speech on Friday, Kennedy declared his decision to suspend his campaign and endorse Trump in states where he is not listed on the ballot, withdrawing only from critical battleground states to avoid splitting the vote.
Speaking on “Your World With Neil Cavuto,” Carter and Cooperman noted that in this tightly contested election, the votes Trump might receive from Kennedy’s endorsement could significantly improve his chances of defeating Vice President Kamala Harris.
Carter highlighted the strategic nature of Kennedy’s decision, cited by The Daily Caller.
“When you’re looking at these battleground states, we’re looking at averages where Donald Trump might be ahead by 0.2%, and just getting some of those votes could have a really big impact. And I think RFK Jr. knows this. He was very, very keen to say, ‘I am withdrawing my name from these ten states because I know it can have an impact.’ And so I think there is a very, very clear directive here,” Carter explained.
Cooperman echoed this sentiment, stating, “It’s absolutely the case that the polls in these swing states show that with RFK removed, there is a small advantage that goes to Donald Trump.”
“And in these states, every single vote really does matter. This makes a lot of sense. Democrats are far more enthusiastic about Kamala Harris as their presidential candidate than they were about Joe Biden. And so you’re seeing much more coalescing among Democrats for Kamala, and therefore the support that RFK was getting in the most recent polls was certainly going to help Trump more so with him removed from it,” she elaborated.
The uncertainty surrounding Kennedy’s supporters’ actions in November was also discussed. Cooperman speculated about the potential behaviors of these voters.
“It’s going to really depend, what are these voters going to do? Are they going to stay home or are they going to throw their support behind Donald Trump? I’m very curious now to see how RFK Jr. is integrated into Donald Trump’s campaign and what kind of role they’re going to talk about for him and how they might use this,” she declared.
Presently, Trump is leading Kamala Harris in the primary battleground states by 0.1%, based on the RealClearPolitics average.
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