A POLITICO analysis of his donor base reveals a lot about who is powering this unconventional candidate.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is collecting checks from past Donald Trump donors at a much higher rate than former Joe Biden contributors, a sign the independent presidential hopeful may pull more from the Republican electorate than Democratic voters.
Of those who did, 2,100 donors — giving nearly $2 million — previously made contributions on the Republican donation service WinRed since 2020. Far fewer donors previously gave through the Democratic tool ActBlue: roughly 1,700 contributors who gave $1.4 million. Federal law requires campaigns to disclose donations only from donors who give at least $200. The POLITICO examination relies on Federal Election Commission data of those large-dollar donors, who make up about two-thirds of Kennedy’s money raised through Sept. 30, the latest campaign finance reporting deadline.
“Some members of our party like his positions on vaccines, but other than that he’s a liberal,” said Rep.The campaign finance data also suggests Kennedy may be sparking something new in the electorate: More than 60 percent of his large-dollar donors have no donation history on either ActBlue or WinRed, the two parties’ primary donation platforms, since the start of 2020.
Kennedy, a longtime environmental lawyer, is perhaps best known for his work through the nonprofit Children’s Health Defense, which fights against vaccination requirements. While he has sought to not make anti-vaccine activism central to his campaign, heat the invitation of Republicans this summer to discuss “censorship,” where his skepticism of the Covid-19 vaccine was apparent.
Twenty percent of Kennedy’s newly acquired donors were from California, including several dozen who listed occupations such as “actor” or “producer,” likely reflecting his Hollywood connections.
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