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\u201cPitiful\u201d…  \u201cFlamed out even faster than it started\u201d… \u201cMade complete asses of themselves\u201d \u2026 \u201cCringe-inducing, partly hilarious, and ultimately failed\u201d \u2026 \u201cTactical ineptitude and strategic confusion on display\u201d… \u201cFace-plant\u201d… \u201cFumbled the bag\u201d… \u201cSomewhat predictable flop\u201d… <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Heilemann on MSNBC<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cKennedy was seen as angling for something different, which was to actually get \u2013 really needing the Libertarian nomination because he would immediately get ballot access in 38 states. The Libertarian Party is the third-biggest political party in the country, Kennedy is trying to get on the ballots. Both made complete asses of themselves over the weekend.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Puck<\/strong><\/a>: The R.F.K. Jr. Big Short: A close look at Donald Trump and R.F.K. Jr.\u2019s cringe-inducing, partly hilarious, and ultimately failed forays into Libertarian Land.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key Excerpt<\/em><\/strong>: \u201cDifficult to imagine as it might be, R.F.K. Jr.\u2019s face-plant in front of America\u2019s third-largest political party was, in its way, more embarrassing\u2014and potentially consequential. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCombine that with the tactical ineptitude and strategic confusion on display by Team Kennedy this weekend, and a sensible person might be tempted to wonder if the R.F.K. bubble has reached the point that the Ross Perot bubble did back in the summer of 1992, right before the unhinged, bat-eared billionaire started ranting about conspiracies involving shadowy, unnamed Republican operatives to disrupt his daughter\u2019s wedding. The point at which, in other words, the bubble is about to pop.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe live in strange, surreal, screw-loose times, heaven knows. So much so that maybe the old rules of presidential politics have been rendered basically inoperative, and the system will prove more tolerant of (or even receptive to) the strange, surreal, screw-loose, conspiracy-addled candidacy of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York Post<\/strong><\/a>: RFK Jr.\u2019s bid for Libertarian nod implodes after garnering pitiful 2.07% delegate support<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key Excerpt<\/em><\/strong>:<\/em> <\/em><\/strong>\u201cWell, that was fast. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.\u2019s short-lived attempt to become the Libertarian nominee for president flamed out even faster than it started, as he received support from a paltry 19 delegates, or 2.07%, at the party\u2019s DC convention Sunday, sending him home in the first round.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Independent<\/strong><\/a>: RFK Jr\u2019s somewhat predictable flop at the Libertarian convention<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key Excerpt<\/em><\/strong>: \u201cFrank Atwood, a longtime Libertarian Party member who told The Independent he was a supporter of Ross Perot (arguably the most successful independent candidate in modern US history), helmed that booth.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2018He doesn\u2019t have a f*****g chance\u2019 unless he gets a major boost of big money donations, Atwood said of Kennedy\u2019s electoral prospects.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2018I have witnessed how hard it is for the Libertarians to get ballot access,\u2019 he continued. \u2018I don’t know if the Kennedy effort is well enough organized to establish that.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mediaite:<\/strong><\/a> \u2018Plenty of Empty Seats\u2019: RFK Jr. Speech at Libertarian Convention Draws Small Crowd<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key Excerpt<\/em><\/strong>:<\/em> <\/em><\/strong>\u201cIndependent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.\u2019s speech at the Libertarian National Convention in Washington, D.C., on Friday afternoon drew a small crowd. His speech, which was initially scheduled for 3:30 p.m. EST, drew a small crowd with dozens of empty seats inside the convention minutes before he was initially set to speak, according to Semafor\u2019s David Weigel.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Daily Beast<\/strong><\/a>: RFK Jr. Fails to Win Libertarian Party\u2019s Presidential Nomination<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key Excerpt<\/em><\/strong>: \u201cRobert F. Kennedy Jr. lost in the first round of voting for the Libertarian Party\u2019s presidential nomination on Sunday, just two days after he spoke at the party\u2019s convention. RFK Jr. received the support of only 19 delegates, just 2.07 percent of the vote, according to CNN. […] RFK Jr.\u2019s vice presidential pick Nicole Shanahan was expected to speak at the event on Sunday, but her appearance was called off following her running mate\u2019s defeat.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hill<\/strong><\/a>: RFK Jr. eliminated in first round of Libertarian Party\u2019s presidential nomination vote<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key Excerpt<\/em><\/strong>:<\/em> <\/em><\/strong>\u201cThe delegate who nominated Kennedy from the floor Sunday was met with loud boos from the crowd.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cPitiful\u201d…  \u201cFlamed out even faster than it started\u201d… \u201cMade complete asses of themselves\u201d \u2026 \u201cCringe-inducing, partly hilarious, and ultimately failed\u201d \u2026 \u201cTactical ineptitude and strategic confusion on display\u201d… \u201cFace-plant\u201d… \u201cFumbled the bag\u201d… \u201cSomewhat predictable flop\u201d…  John Heilemann on MSNBC: \u201cKennedy was seen as angling for something different, which was to actually get \u2013 really needing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1034228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHere\u2019s What People Are Saying About RFK Jr.\u2019s Abysmal Performance at the Libertarian Convention\u00a0 - 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