Dennis J. Kucinich has left his post as the presidential campaign manager for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., according to a memo that went to campaign staff Friday and which was described to The New York Times.
The surprise move comes days after Mr. Kennedy, who had been running as a Democratic challenger to President Biden, declared himself an independent candidate for president at a rally in Philadelphia on Monday.
Mr. Kucinich, a former Democratic congressman who twice ran for president himself, has been with Mr. Kennedy, a leading vaccine skeptic and purveyor of conspiracy theories, since he began his run for office in April. He introduced Mr. Kennedy at the Philadelphia rally.
Mr. Kucinich confirmed in a brief interview on Friday afternoon that he was no longer Mr. Kennedy’s campaign manager. He said that he would “not discuss any internal communications of the campaign.”
[Maybe he didn’t want to poison that Democratic good will well? ~ Beege]
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