Do We Need RFK, Jr? No — We Don’t.

Before I get into the meat of this discussion, let me make one thing very clear. If I had lost both my father and my uncle to gun violence and my cousin disappeared in a private plane wreck, I don’t think I’d necessarily be of sound mind.

Don’t get me wrong. I’m not saying that RFK Jr., is loony tunes, but I’m not sure that what he necessarily says comes out of a brain which is always functioning in a normal manner or proper way.

Be that as it may, I still think his decision to mount a 3rd-party run for the Presidency is based primarily on an assumption that if he can pick up a modicum of votes in blue states, that maybe he could become the Democrat(ic) standard bearer in 2028.

In the meantime, because the outcome of this year’s Presidential contest could ultimately turn on a very thin margin in just a couple of states, getting his name on the ballot could mean that someone who isn’t the choice of either of the major political parties could determine who ends up sitting behind the real Resolute desk for the next four years.

Which brings me to the first question about RFK Jr.’s campaign, which is this: Why is he running at all? He claims that he is running because a) he can win, and b) he’s not happy with the direction of the country today. I get this from an interview he gave to CNN last year when early…