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Popular third-party candidate 'disqualified' from independent run in swing state: expert

A decision by Colorado will have a huge impact on the ballot in Nevada, explained legal analyst Allison Gill. The Denver Post reported Wednesday that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will not appear on the ballot as an Independent but as a Libertarian. That's a problem, however, Gill said. "This legally disqualifies him from appearing on the Nevada ballot as an independent. You can't be a Libertarian on another state ballot and be independent on the Nevada ballot. Democrats have sued over this," said Gill, writing under her nom de plume "MuellerSheWrote." Read Also: Like Trump, RFK Jr. doesn't want you to see his personal finances yet"Thank you, Libertarian Party of Colorado and Chair Hannah Goodman, for your visionary leadership in defense of freedom," Kennedy said in a news release on his campaign news site. "Together, we will win the White House and steadfastly protect the Bill of Rights, the First and Second Amendments, and all the foundational liberties they secure."Respondents on the social media site X cracked jokes about Kennedy being a "con" who "was caught." Another asked if "the worm [can] run separately."The comment was in reference to a claim in Kennedy's divorce that he was unable to make any money because he had a worm eat part of his brain. National security expert Marcy Wheeler asked, "Was it sexually assaulting the nanny that made him into a Libertarian or eating a puppy?" The attack is a reference to a recent question of Kennedy, asking about allegations that he sexually assaulted his babysitter. When asked to confirm or deny the allegations, Kennedy called himself a “rambunctious youth" and claimed, "I am who I am." “Listen, I’ve said this from the beginning: I am not a church boy,” the streaming show "Breaking Points" Tuesday. The same day a photo surfaced of Kennedy smiling and about to take a bite out of an animal that a Vanity Fair report said was a dog. Kennedy told Fox that the animal was not a dog but a goat.