By Evaristo Lara
Jun 20, 2024, 2:57 PM EDT
Robert Francis Kennedy Jr., independent presidential candidate, He is spending more money than he can raise for his campaign, which still cannot meet the requirements to appear on the ballots in all states.
In his latest filing with the Federal Election Commission about money raised through donations, the Washington attorney reported that, in May, it raised $2.6 million dollars.
In addition to the sum being modest compared to the financial muscle exhibited by Joe Biden and Donald Trump, who in a single evening have raised more than $25 million dollars, Kennedy Jr.’s ability contrasts with the amount of expenses made to try to make him reach your political message to the citizens.
In accordance with the report on the bills generated by his campaign events and the publicity surrounding them, Kennedy Jr. He accumulated debts estimated at $6.3 million dollars, that is, more than double the money deposited into the fund that supports his candidacy.
Among the most relevant expenses of the former member of the Democratic Party highlights a payment close to $2.7 million dollars made in the name of Accelevate 2020 LLC, a consulting firm dedicated to providing strategic services to access electoral ballots.
However, despite having supported figures such as the former governor of South Carolina, Nikki Haley, the advice offered by said company does not seem to be improving the outlook for Kennedy Jr., since he only has 89 of the 270 votes he required in the college. electoral to be able to take part in the presidential debate to be held next month.
Another significant piece of information for the independent presidential candidate’s campaign is the more than $380,000 dollars were allocated to the purchase of Internet advertising.
Although it was expected that Nicole Shanahan, RFK Jr.’s running mate, would make a strong contribution to his campaign, in the end this did not happen, as the Californian billionaire had previously contributed $10,000,000.
A little more than five months before the presidential elections take place, most polls agree that Robert Francis Kennedy Jr.’s participation in the race would only give him up to 12% of the citizen votes.
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