RFK Jr ends US presidential campaign and endorses Donald Trump
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RFK Jr ends US presidential campaign and endorses Donald Trump

Politics tamfitronics BREAKING|Robert F Kennedy Jr (Stefan Jeremiah/AP)Ismail Shakil and Stephanie KellyYesterday at 21:53Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. abanonded his campaign on Friday and endorsed Republican Donald Trump, ending a presidential bid that he began as a Democrat trading on one of the most famous names in American politics.His campaign indicated that he feared staying in the race would siphon support from former President Trump, who is locked in a tight contest with Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris ahead of the Nov. 5 election.
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Presidential Politics, Polka and Wisconsin
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Presidential Politics, Polka and Wisconsin

Politics tamfitronics Wisconsin, the land of fried cheese curds and the Green Bay Packers, is one of a half-dozen key battleground states where President Biden is trying to make health care a key issue in his expected November matchup with former president Donald Trump.Biden narrowly won Wisconsin in 2020, after it went for Trump in 2016. And while recent polling indicates that Trump now holds a slight edgemany people here still can’t figure out whom to vote for, or whether to vote at all. Across the state, the rising cost of health care is high on their list of concerns.A Wisconsinite to my core, I wanted to gauge what is motivating voters. Among the best places to understand the state’s mood are the many summertime polka festivals that draw voters of all political stripes.This past...
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