Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made his latest outlandish political contribution this week when it was revealed that his two top choices for his running mate are Jesse Ventura, the 72-year-old retired wrestler from the World Wrestling Entertainment and former Minnesota governor, and, bizarrely, Aaron Rodgers, quarterback for the New York Jets. Both options are the latest example of why Kennedy should not be taken seriously as a presidential candidate.
Inexplicably, many have maintained that Kennedy can make a significant dent in the 2024 election, but I respectfully disagree. He has a better chance of being the quarterback for the New York Jets than defeating President Joe Biden or former President Donald Trump. He does not have any dynamic political platform or policy ideas. He doesn’t have any viable solutions to the country’s problems. He appeals to a fringe element of the country’s population. The only reason he’s even had any support is because of his last name and his family’s history in politics.
And his supposed choices for vice president reinforce my assertion. If Kennedy were looking for someone to come up small in NFC championship games repeatedly, there would be no better candidate than Rodgers. But to have him as a vice presidential candidate? That’s nothing more than just a carnival attraction and a desperate attempt to gain popularity.
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Ventura, on the other hand, was at least a politician and has some experience in governing — even if it was over 25 years ago. But Ventura showed he couldn’t take the political heat when he was in his 50s — as governor of Minnesota. How would anyone realistically expect him to handle being vice president at 72 or, heaven forbid, thrust into the presidency, in the improbable event a Kennedy ticket was elected?
Kennedy comes from a controversial political family, but he has shown why its legacy belongs in the past. The only people who generally view him as a favorable candidate, or are on board with him after Ventura or Rodgers were revealed as his top choices for vice president, are those who believe they saw sasquatch roaming in the woods or Elvis Presley eating at diners.
