politics @lemmy.world jeffw @lemmy.world 6 mo. ago

RFK Jr. makes California ballot by collaborating with political party with a bigoted, anti-LGBTQ+ past

www.advocate.com RFK Jr. makes California ballot by collaborating with political party with a bigoted, anti-LGBTQ+ past

The son of the former Democratic attorney general under President John F. Kennedy accepted the American Independence Party’s ballot spot in California. The group has a problematic history.

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RFK Jr. makes California ballot by collaborating with political party with a bigoted, anti-LGBTQ+ past

Republicans?
- Serious question, is there an American political party without one?
  
  If you go back far enough, no. But the point is that as society has moved on, some political parties have realized that racism and misogyny are morally wrong and illogical. Republicans haven't.
  
  A fair point. But the article is mainly about how they’ve held those views very recently, possibly to this day.
The issues page for the American Independence Party is hilarious. This is, word for word, their entire party platform from their website: https://www.aipca.vote/issues

Independent California Voters Care About Real Issues

EDUCATION

IMMIGRATION

PUBLIC SAFETY

JOBS

FAMILY

HOUSING

It’s like this page was written by the Flight of the Concords. https://youtu.be/EmLHOGT0v4c
I say fine, if that's what it takes to get on the ballot in this broken system. Getting on the ballot should be trivial. Crazy/stupid/evil should also have easy access. And everyone should have easy voting access to crush these loons.
- He does have easy access. He just has to get signatures.
  
  Indeed, just has to get signatures like any other candidate.
  
  Democratic candidates have to get 26,000 signatures.
  
  Republican? 52,863 signatures.
  
  Independent? 219,403 signatures.
  
  Yeah, seems completely fair and balanced.
  
  Source
- Cool, down voted for being pro-democracy!

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