# RFK JR seems to be gaining steam **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [November 2, 2023, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rfk-jr-seems-to-be-gaining-steam/992451 "2023-11-02T01:00:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rfk-jr-seems-to-be-gaining-steam/992451/81 "2024-05-08T15:11:48Z")
But it was only fantasy The wall was too high as you can see No matter how he tried he could not break free And the worms ate into his brain ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rfk-jr-seems-to-be-gaining-steam/992451/82 "2024-05-08T15:19:50Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > No matter how he tried he could not break free > And the worms ate into his brain That is so fitting, well done[.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5K9NPjmgwFI&ab_channel=HDPinkFloyd) ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rfk-jr-seems-to-be-gaining-steam/992451/83 "2024-05-08T15:51:21Z")
> [@](#): > > “Mr. Kennedy provided more details, including about the apparent parasite, in the phone interview with The Times, conducted when he was on the cusp of getting on his first state ballot.” Questions… 1. Why would the NYT sit, for _ **months** _, on a story where a PERSON RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT LITERALLY HAS HAD PARTS OF HIS BRAIN EATEN BY PARASITES? 2. … and why release this now? Will say, the NYT is quickly plummeting on my respect-o-meter. Hell, they have been for years, but this past year has been particularly damning in my attitude towards them. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rfk-jr-seems-to-be-gaining-steam/992451/84 "2024-05-08T16:14:58Z")
Sounds like the start of another thread. Please no replies in this thread everyone. **Moderating** ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rfk-jr-seems-to-be-gaining-steam/992451/85 "2024-05-08T22:58:20Z")
Fuckin bravo!!! (And how exactly does a worm get into a human brain??? Bloodstream? Sinuses? Bad tooth? Wtf??) ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rfk-jr-seems-to-be-gaining-steam/992451/86 "2024-05-08T23:04:49Z")
Someone smarter than me on the board said it’s by ingesting eggs via fecal waste, generally via poor water conditions in developing nations. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rfk-jr-seems-to-be-gaining-steam/992451/87 "2024-05-08T23:08:43Z")
Ok, so I can see why worm eggs can get into someone’s belly. But from there… ? Sounds like through a person’s very blood, eh? Wormy blood. Wow. ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rfk-jr-seems-to-be-gaining-steam/992451/88 "2024-05-08T23:10:09Z")
Yeah, from belly to blood. If that’s wrong, it’s entirely the fault of the person I’m paraphrasing via my leaky memory. ---
**Author:** ![PhillyGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rfk-jr-seems-to-be-gaining-steam/992451/89 "2024-05-08T23:19:37Z")
To post on the thread topic, Kennedy is no more gaining steam than any other candidate. Check out Kennedy’s barely moving polling line here: > **[National : President: general election : 2024 Polls](https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-general/2024/national/)** > > The latest political polls and polling averages from FiveThirtyEight. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rfk-jr-seems-to-be-gaining-steam/992451/90 "2024-05-08T23:24:04Z")
I think the brain worm story is going to hurt his chances. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rfk-jr-seems-to-be-gaining-steam/992451/91 "2024-05-08T23:35:37Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > (And how exactly does a worm get into a human brain??? Bloodstream? Sinuses? Bad tooth? Wtf??) It’s in the article in @JohnT’s post.. Here’s a [gift link](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/08/us/rfk-jr-brain-health-memory-loss.html?unlocked_article_code=1.qU0.vgr1.FfNmET7w-lKS&smid=url-share). ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rfk-jr-seems-to-be-gaining-steam/992451/92 "2024-05-09T00:18:29Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > I think the brain worm story is going to hurt his chances I’m no political scientist, but I have to agree that the phrase _brain worm story_ is not a good omen for a campaign. The Kennedy brand sure has come a long way from Camelot. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rfk-jr-seems-to-be-gaining-steam/992451/93 "2024-05-09T00:24:58Z")
Didn’t Camelot pretty much end by Ted? I mean he was a far cry from the charisma of John and Robert. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rfk-jr-seems-to-be-gaining-steam/992451/94 "2024-05-09T01:17:35Z")
Okay. On X theres a poster with his name with a blue check mark that posted I will eat 5 more brain worms and still beat Trump and Biden in a debate. Funny! ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rfk-jr-seems-to-be-gaining-steam/992451/95 "2024-05-09T01:18:33Z")
I’m in Massachusetts. He’s remembered here as a very effective politician with incredible charisma in person, if not on TV. And also as a habitual drunkard. Which for people in his generation was not considered much of a failing. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rfk-jr-seems-to-be-gaining-steam/992451/96 "2024-05-09T01:36:23Z")
Well, he’s the only candidate who supports efforts against lobal worming. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rfk-jr-seems-to-be-gaining-steam/992451/97 "2024-05-09T02:00:07Z")
Teddy was also known as the [Lion of the Senate](https://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/25/teddy-kennedy-liberal-lion-of-the-senate-dies-at-77-aug-25-2009-241914) because he was so effective at getting bipartisan agreements on important legislation. For sure, he was a deeply flawed human being, but as a senator he ranks high. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rfk-jr-seems-to-be-gaining-steam/992451/98 "2024-05-09T02:01:18Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > Well, he’s the only candidate who supports efforts against lobal worming. [spews yogurt, guffawing] You owe me a new keyboard. ---
**Author:** ![Dropo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Dropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dropo)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rfk-jr-seems-to-be-gaining-steam/992451/99 "2024-05-09T02:12:56Z")
I would never vote for RFK, Jr., but given that an Originalist reading of the Constitution in no way excludes zombie brain-eating worms from serving as prez as long as they meet the other requirements, I might consider voting for one. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rfk-jr-seems-to-be-gaining-steam/992451/100 "2024-05-09T02:20:36Z")
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