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Robert Kennedy Jr. Wants WHO as His Running Mate?!
When politics meets sports.
Ah, when sports meet politics. I’ve already talked at length about how sports has become one of my favorite escapes, so naturally I love when that happens.
It’s bound to happen every once in a while, right?
Competition, community…sports embody so much of what it means to simply be human, and it’s only natural that at times, it’s going to intersect with politics and social issues as a result. Once again, politics and football have become intertwined, this time due to none other than former longtime Green Bay Packers and current New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers is involved.
After specifically identifying the need to limit the distractions as an important thing that the Jets would have to do in order to be successful, it was announced that Aaron Rodgers is on the short list of potential running mates for…Robert Kennedy Jr.
Rebecca Davis O’Brien with The New York Times writes:
“Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has recently approached the N.F.L. quarterback Aaron Rodgers and the former Minnesota governor and professional wrestler Jesse Ventura about serving as his running mate on an independent presidential ticket, and both have welcomed the overtures, two people familiar with the discussions…
