Voters who favored his extreme leftist policies such as eco-terrorism could always back the DNC
Voters who favored his "right-wing" policies such as strong border control could always back Trump
However, neither represented some "niche" interests such as strongly going after Big Pharma (including raising anti-vax awareness), which will now swing towards Trump given unity party establishment and an active role.
RFK also brings lots of credibility on topics that Trump has touted but had trouble making inroads in the 1st term, such as strong anti-CIA sentiment and anti-censorship.
is it good or bad? purely from a strategic perspective?
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However, neither represented some "niche" interests such as strongly going after Big Pharma (including raising anti-vax awareness), which will now swing towards Trump given unity party establishment and an active role.
RFK also brings lots of credibility on topics that Trump has touted but had trouble making inroads in the 1st term, such as strong anti-CIA sentiment and anti-censorship.