Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will not be listed as a presidential candidate on the New York state ballot after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to reinstate his name. Lower courts determined that Kennedy\u2019s address in Katonah, New York, did not qualify as his fixed and permanent residence, leading to his exclusion from the ballot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kennedy\u2019s legal team argued that removing him from the ballot would deprive his New York supporters of their right to vote for him. They emphasized that no evidence suggested voters had been misled about his candidacy. Despite these arguments, the Supreme Court declined to issue an emergency injunction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The emergency request to reinstate Kennedy\u2019s name faced strong opposition from New York Attorney General Letitia James’ office. Her team argued that the state had already mailed absentee ballots and the certification deadline had passed, making it too late to add his name back to the ballot. The court\u2019s refusal marks a significant setback for Kennedy\u2019s campaign efforts in New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kennedy suspended his presidential campaign last month and endorsed former President Donald Trump\u2019s bid for the White House. Since then, he has worked to remove his name from ballots in critical swing states while keeping it on in others, triggering a series of legal battles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This Supreme Court appeal marked Kennedy’s first attempt to remain on the New York ballot, but he isn\u2019t the first candidate to face such a challenge. Earlier this month, the Green Party’s candidate, Jill Stein, also failed to secure a spot on Nevada\u2019s ballot after the Supreme Court denied a similar emergency request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite Kennedy\u2019s exclusion from the ballot, the latest Siena College poll<\/a> shows Vice President Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump by 13 points in a direct matchup in New York. Pollster Steven Greenberg noted that although New York remains solidly blue, the margin isn\u2019t as wide as in recent presidential cycles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDespite the Democratic convention, the debate and numerous other events during the six weeks between Siena College polls, there has been little movement in the horse race or in either candidate\u2019s favorability rating. While the race appears largely static, Harris did pick up support among Latino voters, leading Trump 56-39%, up from 48-47% in August,\u201d Greenberg noted. \u201cIndependents moved further in Trump\u2019s direction, supporting him over Harris 58-34%, up from 47-40% last month. Interestingly, New York\u2019s independent voters moved significantly in the Republican direction across several questions that will be on the ballot.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNew Yorkers trust Harris more than Trump on abortion, democracy and the economy, and trust them equally on immigration. But there are huge partisan divides. Democrats trust Harris on all four issues by between 76 and 89 percent, and Republicans trust Trump by between 76 and 89 percent,\u201d the Siena College pollster continued. \u201cWhile independents trust Harris more on abortion by 50-42%, they trust Trump more on the other three by between 15 and 34 points.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n In previous elections, Democrats have won New York by at least 18 points. President Biden carried the state by 23 points in 2020. In a multi-candidate race, Harris’ lead drops slightly to 12 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n READ NEXT: Top MAGA Republican Burned At Campaign Event, Vows To Return To Politics<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n