CNN contributor Van Jones said Tuesday that independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is causing political “shockwaves” within the Democratic Party.

American Values ​​2024, a political action committee supporting environmental activists, said it had collected enough signatures to put Kennedy on the ballot in Arizona and Georgia, CNN reported. report. Jones said Kennedy's potential performance is a “huge issue” that could thwart President Joe Biden's re-election bid. (RELATED: 'Everything's different': Longtime Democratic voter tells MSNBC reporter 'I don't feel' Biden should 'represent me')

“If you understand basic math, this is going to shock the entire Democratic Party, because to solve all of this, it's going to take much more than the support he's getting, especially among young people. Because we need less support.” [for] Biden,” Jones told CNN host Erin Burnett. “And we can lose some states, but we can't lose many states, and we're going to have a tough enough time in Georgia, and we're going to have a tough enough time in Arizona.” But this is a big deal. This is a huge deal and it breaks my heart.”

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former president donald trump lead Biden led in Arizona, with a head-to-head margin of 4.7 points, according to RealClearPolling's average. grow up If Kennedy, Green Party candidate Jill Stein, and independent candidate Cornel West are included as options, the number rises to 7 points.In Georgia, RealClearPolling reports on Trump's remarks. average In the head-to-head race, Trump has a 6.8 point lead over Biden, but with Stein, West and Kennedy in the race, Trump has the lead. grown Up to 8 points.

“I know RFK Jr., in fact, he supported and wrote my first book. I'm very close to his sister Kelly,” Jones said. Ta. “He's been my environmental advocate hero for a long time. But without a path to winning the White House, and I don't think he'll ever get enough votes to win the White House.” “Then you shouldn't do this because all you can do is hurt Joe Biden and hand the country over to Donald Trump.”

Some Democrats blamed Stein for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's defeat in 2016, pointing to the disparities in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin. report.

RealClearPolitics currently has Trump leading Biden by 2.1 percentage points. average In a public opinion poll regarding direct competition in the national general election, grow up If you include Kennedy, Stein, and West, it's 3%.

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