Kennedy Jr. is anticipated to announce his third-party White House VP.

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[{"selector":"#anim-4efa968c-ddb2-44e8-a7bc-3b578518bb48","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Kennedy and his aides have leaked the names of several candidates, including celebrities without political experience, ahead of a Tuesday gathering in Oakland. Aaron Rodgers, Mike Rowe, and former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura are examples. Nicole Shanahan, a lawyer and philanthropist who funded Kennedy's Super Bo wl ad, has been the subject of recent speculation.

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[{"selector":"#anim-646338c5-e452-4fdf-aaa4-bff73ade0bef","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1450,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}] Kennedy's ballot access effort in Nevada is hampered by Democratic Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar's March 7 letter to independent candidates requiring them to nominate a vice presidential candidate before gathering signatures. The letter arrived days after Kennedy's campaign said he had enough state signatures. Kennedy must start anew in gathering just over 10,000 signatures in the state if Aguilar's opinion survives an anticipated judicial challenge.

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[{"selector":"#anim-89b54452-7ff8-409d-b4f2-9aebac048b14","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0d23d916-f2b4-415c-b5f2-d354a274e347","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Kennedy's father, a U.S. senator, attorney general, and presidential contender, and uncle, former President John F. Kennedy, are Democrats. He initially challenged Biden as a primary, but last October he switched to independent. Kennedy was an adolescent when his father, Robert F. Kennedy, was killed during his 1968 presidential campaign. As an activist, author, and lawyer for clean water, RFK Jr. gained fame.

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