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Dear Weekend Jolter, The rational voter would turn to RFK Jr. for three things, and three ...   WITH JUDSON BERGER August 31 2024   Why a Platform Is Poison for Kamala Harris Dear Weekend Jolter, The rational voter would turn to RFK Jr. for three things, and three things only: instruction in falconry, expertise in roadkill-consumption laws by state, and a stinging assessment of why Kamala Harris's campaign is policy-light. "Who needs a policy when you have Trump to hate?" he said a week ago, as he suspended his campaign and endorsed the Republican nominee. It was perhaps the truest thing Kennedy said, even if that's not saying much. (Okay, he made a few valid points about censorship and ultra-processed foods, but how much do you want to praise a guy who sees a whale carcass and thinks: Glad I brought a chain saw ?) The Democratic nominee can eschew any commitment to a traditional campaign platform in part because negative partisanship will allow

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