Super PAC American Values 2024 (AV24) Releases
Short Film Titled "Power of Three" to Highlight Importance of A
Third Candidate
NEW
YORK, June 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Although
Kennedy has gathered enough signatures to surpass the requirement
laid out in CNN's debate criteria, CNN announced today that it
would not allow Kennedy to participate in the debate with former
president Trump and President Biden, scheduled for June 27, 2024.
However, earlier this month, the FEC acknowledged the problem
with CNN's legal debate criteria. It noted that CNN calling Biden
and Trump the "presumptive nominees" of their respective parties,
and stating that they "will be allowed ballot access" once they are
nominated, is "not in the FEC's debate regulation."
Per CNN's subjective guidelines, it is impossible for any
candidate to qualify for the debate until late August or early
September as many states do not certify their signatures and/or
have not even opened the windows for signatures to be filed.
Additionally, Trump and Biden will not be on any ballots until
their conventions in July and August, when they officially get
nominated to achieve the requirement of 270 electoral votes.
According to several official complaints to the FEC filed by the
Kennedy campaign, as well as the Center for Competitive Democracy
and More Voter Choice Fund over CNN's adoption of the debate
criteria, "CNN has structured this debate in violation of the
Federal Election Commission's debate regulations, 11 C.F.R. §
110.13, by failing to use pre-established, objective criteria, and
in using political party affiliation of Mr. Biden and Mr. Trump to
qualify them for the debate automatically, despite neither
appearing on any state ballot before June
20, 2024 – the deadline that CNN set for candidates to
qualify."
In response, AV24 super PAC Co-Founder Tony Lyons says, "This arrogant violation of FEC
guidelines strikes yet another blow at the very heart of democracy.
The DNC and the RNC, which claim to want to defend democracy
against each other, are actually working together to destroy it
through their blatant disregard for the rule of law. I believe that
the American people will rebel against the uniparty oligarchy in
November. In overwhelming numbers they want change and the
out-of-the-box thinking that Robert F.
Kennedy, Jr. offers."
Subsequently, today AV24 released a short film titled "Power of
Three" which highlights the importance of a third voice, a third
choice, a third candidate. The film, which can be viewed here, says
in voice-over narration, "Two is a black and white world. But
three. Three brings in all the colors." It continues, "There is a
rising tide of independent voters sweeping the nation. Right now
more than any time in history, there are more Independents in
America than those that claim to be either Democrat or
Republican."
The short film ends with a call for the public to allow Kennedy
to debate, inviting them to sign a petition at
www.timetodebate.com.
About American Values 2024 (AV24)
American Values 2024 (AV24) is a super PAC committed to
educating and mobilizing voters to elect candidates who will
restore and protect the soul of democracy in the United States. Our long-term vision is to
build a movement starting at the local level to create a national
groundswell to address the critical issues our country faces.
Today, AV24 supports Robert F. Kennedy
Jr.'s presidential campaign. AV24 is co-founded by
Mark Gorton (Chairman of Tower
Research Capital) and Tony Lyons
(President of Skyhorse Publishing).
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