Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to contest as independent. Can he challenge President Joe Biden?

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination came to an end on Monday. The scion of the first family of Democratic politics launched an independent bid in Philadelphia instead. He said that he wants to heal the political divide. Kennedy compared Republicans and Democrats to teenagers fighting over the steering wheel of an out-of-control car, while both follow a GPS route programmed by lobbyists, according to reports.

Kennedy: Will unify Americans

Announcing his bid to contest the presidential election as an independent candidate, Kennedy said that the hatred between the two parties is orchestrated and it is his job to unify Americans.

Majority prefers younger candidate

If media reports are to be believed, a majority of the democratic voters want someone younger to take the party banner from President Joe Biden, but Kennedy's views on issues like vaccines and abortion have left him outside the Democratic mainstream.

Gallup survey report

More than 1,000 people gathered in front of Independence Hall to hear Kennedy speak. A Declaration of Independence was signed. Kennedy said that the time has come when an independent will win. Citing a new Gallup survey, he said that 63 per cent of the voters have said to pollsters that they are fed up with both parties. He said that these people have said that Republicans and Democrats do 'such a poor job' of representing America that a third major party is needed'.

Dismal performance of independents

Keeping in mind the past performance of independent candidates, Kennedy faces long odds. Ross Perot in 1992 was the best-performing independent presidential candidate in the past century and he got only 19 per cent of the popular vote. It would