Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. filed paperwork Thursday to formally withdraw his candidacy in Arizona — one day before a scheduled announcement in Phoenix in which he's expected to end his campaign.
Running against two historically unpopular candidates in Trump and President Biden, Kennedy consistently polled around 10% for much of this year, and considerably higher in some swing state polls, Avery Lotz and Dave Lawler report.
But Vice President Kamala Harris' entry into the race took the wind out of his sails. Democratic-leaning voters who had favored Kennedy over Biden swiftly flocked to Harris.
A Pew Research Center survey conducted earlier this month found that Harris' 6-point bump from Biden's July standings largely came from those who had previously reported supporting or leaning toward Kennedy.
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