Dear John,

I wish I didn't have to write this email, but I do.

It's about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

I wish I didn't have to write it because I'm disgusted at the way RFK Jr. has been trading on his famous name to spread dangerous lies.

I wish I didn't have to write it because I worked in Robert F. Kennedy’s Senate office in 1967 and saw how he brought together people of every race and ethnicity to demand equal rights and an end to the Vietnam War.

And most urgently, I wish I didn't have to write this email because RFK Jr.’s independent campaign for president could easily cost Joe Biden votes in what promises to be a nail-biter of an election next year.

Friends, we must take action starting right now to make sure voters know the truth about RFK Jr. and why he, under no circumstances, should get their vote for president.

Will you make a donation to Inequality Media Civic Action to help educate the public and warn voters about RFK Jr. before his campaign can gain momentum?

I knew Robert F. Kennedy, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is no Robert F. Kennedy.

While his father was a fierce advocate for racial justice, Junior has gone down a dark, racist rabbit hole to become a proponent of hateful and bigoted conspiracy theories.

RFK Jr. has claimed that COVID-19 was an “ethnic bioweapon … targeted to attack Caucasians and Black people,” but spare “Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese.” He has suggested that chemicals in the water are causing people to become transgender.

Sadly, RFK Jr. has turned into a right-wing tool being used to help elect Trump. His candidacy has been backed by a PAC that also funds Marjorie Taylor Greene and George Santos.

In fact, if not for his name, RFK Jr. would be just another crackpot seeking office. But the Kennedy brand is political gold, and it could pull away just enough unwitting Democratic voters to tip the race to Trump.

Joe Biden won by a whisker in 2020. Just 44,000 votes in Arizona, Georgia, and Wisconsin decided the outcome. If RFK Jr., or any third-party candidate, peels off only a fraction of the vote from Biden, while Trump’s base stays put, they will deliver a victory to Trump.

That Robert F. Kennedy’s good name is being used in a way that increases the risk of a Trump victory next year is shameful, and we cannot just stand by and let it happen.

That’s why Inequality Media Civic Action is taking action now to prevent RFK Jr. from tipping the election to Trump, starting by testing which messages are most effective for persuading Biden voters who might be tempted to vote for a Kennedy for president. Then we’ll create viral videos and social media posts on TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, and YouTube to reach voters where they are.

But as a grassroots-funded organization, we rely on your donations to make this work possible. That’s why I’m asking you to make a donation to help educate the public and make sure that potential Biden voters know the truth about RFK Jr.

Will you make a donation today?

Thanks for joining with us in the fight for democracy,

Robert Reich
Inequality Media Civic Action