A spokeswoman for Harris’s campaign said the campaign was not concerned that independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. might drop out and endorse former President Trump, saying their message was not for him but for voters weighing whether Trump would serve a second term.
“I think our message, frankly, is not for RFK,” Michael Tyler said Thursday on MSNBC. “It’s for voters who are trying to figure out where to go in this campaign.”
Tyler addressed rumors that Kennedy would drop out of the race and endorse Trump on Friday, speaking at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
Kennedy’s long-shot campaign has weakened since Biden dropped out of the race, while Harris’s approval ratings have soared since the primary.
“I think his total dropping out really shows that this election is going to be a choice between Vice President Harris, who is fighting for the American people, and Donald Trump, who, as I said, is just fighting for himself,” Tyler said in remarks highlighted by Mediaite.
Kennedy’s running mate, Nicole Shanahan, hinted strongly in a podcast earlier this week that the campaign could be over and that Kennedy would endorse Trump.
A source close to the independent candidate told The Hill that Kennedy is moving closer to ending his presidential bid. He is scheduled to speak in Arizona on Friday, a day Trump is also in a key battleground state.
The Harris campaign tried to project confidence. Tyler said Kennedy had “the support of MAGA donors” throughout the campaign and parroted “MAGA rhetoric.”
“I wouldn’t be surprised if he resigns and endorses Donald Trump,” he said.
Tyler pitched Harris’ campaign to independent voters.
She is a candidate who will “actually fight for more opportunities for them,” he said. She is for voters who “don’t want government to interfere with their personal decisions.”
“Kamala Harris’ campaign has a home for you,” Tyler said.
