RFK Jr. Will Not Run as a Libertarian, Gains Ballot in Iowa

Under the We the People party, Mr. Kennedy met the Hawkeye State’s requirements in a few hours during a one-day convention.

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a campaign event "Declare Your Independence Celebration" at Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County in Miami, Fla., on Oct. 12, 2023. Eva Marie Uzcategui/Getty Images

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa—Robert F. Kennedy Jr. met the requirements to get on Iowa’s presidential general election ballot during a one-day convention on April 13.

Following the event, and moments after he posed for selfies with many of the 1,000-plus attendees, Mr. Kennedy told The Epoch Times that he would continue his campaign as an independent amid speculation that he would seek the Libertarian Party’s nomination.