The Democratic National Committee (DNC) spokesperson Alex Floyd published a statement after the much-talked-about Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Super Bowl ad, calling Kennedy a “Trump stalking horse in this race.”
A “stalking horse” is used by a hunter as cover as he stalks his prey. In politics, the term refers to a person put forward as a candidate only to divide the opposition.
Floyd further claimed that the Super Bowl ad “was bought and paid for” by Timothy Mellon, a Trump supporter, which is false. As The New York Times reported and The Kennedy Beacon confirmed, Nicole Shanahan, former Biden supporter and ex-wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin, donated $4 million toward the $7 million ad and provided creative guidance.
Despite the inaccuracy of Floyd’s accusation, multiple mainstream news outlets have taken the “stalking horse” conspiracy theory hook, line, and sinker as President Biden’s polling numbers plunge.
In Michigan, in a move to counter those sliding poll numbers, the DNC bought several billboards promoting the “stalking horse” conspiracy theory; they promoted the fact that Kennedy and Trump are supported by the same “MAGA” donor, Timothy Mellon, as if that proves an agenda.
Mellon countered the DNC’s allegations that he is pushing Kennedy as Trump’s “stalking horse.” On billboards in Michigan (paid for by the American Values 2024 super PAC), Mellon suggests that Kennedy is Trump’s only real opponent, with Biden’s mental capacity revealed in an official report by Special Counsel Robert Hur. Biden, that report states, is an “elderly man with a poor memory.”
Meanwhile, the mainstream media continues to lap up the DNC’s “stalking horse” narrative, despite lack of evidence.
“Democratic strategist Lis Smith last week suggested that Kennedy is a ‘stalking horse’ candidate intent on helping Trump by attracting voters who would otherwise support Biden,” wrote ABC News.
CNN wrote: “In a call with reporters outlining the complaint, DNC adviser Ramsey Reid blamed Trump and his donors for turning Kennedy into a ‘stalking horse’ by funding the PAC.”
The Seattle Times reported Alex Floyd saying that “RFK Jr. is nothing more than a Trump stalking horse in this race.”
Rachel Hutchinson of FairVote Action wrote, “DNC officials have also accused Trump donors of funding the PAC and using Kennedy as a ‘stalking horse.’”
“In interviews, multiple Democrats referred to Kennedy as ‘a stalking horse’ for Trump,” reported Jake Lahut in the Daily Beast.
Politico reported that “Ramsey Reid, a senior adviser at the DNC said, ‘It’s pretty clear that Trump and his megadonors are propping up RFK Jr. as a stalking horse.’”
The Democratic Party’s promotion of the false theory that the Kennedy campaign is part of a secret plan to reelect Trump as president underscores growing desperation within the Biden campaign. And for good reason. Biden’s recent poll numbers, as reported by Sarah Fortinsky in The Hill, reveal: “Only one-third of US adults say they approve of President Biden’s job performance – a record low for his presidency and for any president in the last 15 years.”
Biden’s disapproval rating, at 58%, is higher than that of former president Trump.
