Robert Kennedy Jr.’s abortion stance may cost him conservative votes. The Independent candidate says he supports full-term legal abortion if it’s the choice of the woman.
Will this sink Kennedy’s appeal to Republicans and Independents who liked Ron DeSantis and want an alternative to President Donald Trump? You be the judge.
I’m providing you a couple clips of Kennedy’s comments. The first is the controversial statement. The second provides the context of his remark.
First , we tee up the quote.
Now, the context around the statement.
I wanted to present both clips because it is very easy to sensationalize a statement as damaging when it is taken out of context. With that said, I get Kennedy’s nuanced answer of keeping government out of a woman’s choice, abortion as a tragedy and his plan of fewer abortions.
However, the context does not soften the fact of Kennedy supporting full-term abortion. Sure, he adds the caveat of personal choice for the woman, but again, RFK Jr. supports full-term abortion.
Will this sink Kennedy’s campaign? What do you think?
