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When RFK Jr. said he was leaving the Democratic Party to seek the White House as an independent, he drew immediate criticism -- from Republicans After Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Monday that he was leaving the Democratic Party to instead seek the White House as an independent candidate, he drew immediate criticism -- from conservatives, not Democrats. Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel quickly released a statement billing the 2024 hopeful as a "Democrat in Independent's clothing" and a "typical elitist liberal." "Voters won't be fooled," she said. In tandem with the committee's response, the GOP's national research team, which focuses on highlighting potentially negative information about rival politicians, released its own dossier on Kennedy pointing to dozens of his prior statements and policy positions of his, such as his opposition to fracking and his desire for the country to wean off plastics. Former Presiden...

Ron DeSantis is running for president. This is part of a series on the 2024 president ial candidates. Gov. Ron DeSantis was born in Jacksonville, Florida, on Sept. 14, 1978. DeSantis was a very talented baseball player, playing in the 1991 Little League World Series. DeSantis studied at Yale University and Harvard Law School. DeSantis joined the United States Navy in 2004 and was promoted to lieutenant before serving as a legal advisor to SEAL Team One. He ran for Congress in 2012 and won his Orlando-area district. With the full endorsement of then-President Donald Trump, DeSantis ran for governor in 2018 and won. DeSantis gained national attention for his handling of COVID-19 by reopening Business es and schools in Florida by July 2020, when cases were rising nationally. In June 2021, DeSantis banned the teaching of critical race theory in Florida public schools. DeSantis signed into law what critics have termed the "Don’t Say Gay" bill, which would prohibit discussion of s...