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![Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks to the crowd during a campaign stop in West Des Moines Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Val Air Ballroom.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/04/13/PDEM/73314838007-rkf-jr-cs-010.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks to the crowd during a campaign stop in West Des Moines Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Val Air Ballroom.
Cody Scanlan/The Register![Supporters take photos with independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after a campaign event Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Val Air Ballroom in West Des Moines.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/04/13/PDEM/73314997007-rkf-jr-cs-016.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Supporters take photos with independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after a campaign event Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Val Air Ballroom in West Des Moines.
Cody Scanlan/The Register![Jake McIvirn buys a hoodie during a RFK Jr. campaign event Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Val Air Ballroom in West Des Moines.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/04/13/PDEM/73315018007-rkf-jr-cs-022.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Jake McIvirn buys a hoodie during a RFK Jr. campaign event Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Val Air Ballroom in West Des Moines.
Cody Scanlan/The Register![Supporters take photos with independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after a campaign event Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Val Air Ballroom in West Des Moines.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/04/13/PDEM/73315020007-rkf-jr-cs-017.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Supporters take photos with independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after a campaign event Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Val Air Ballroom in West Des Moines.
Cody Scanlan/The Register![Supporters of independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a campaign event Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Val Air Ballroom in West Des Moines.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/04/13/PDEM/73315019007-rkf-jr-cs-024.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Supporters of independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a campaign event Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Val Air Ballroom in West Des Moines.
Cody Scanlan/The Register![Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks to the crowd during a campaign stop in West Des Moines Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Val Air Ballroom.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/04/13/PDEM/73314818007-rkf-jr-cs-002.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks to the crowd during a campaign stop in West Des Moines Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Val Air Ballroom.
Cody Scanlan/The Register![Kristina Castaneda and Andrea Helgager arrive for a Robert F. Kennedy Jr. campaign event Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Val Air Ballroom in West Des Moines.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/04/13/PDEM/73315014007-rkf-jr-cs-018.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Kristina Castaneda and Andrea Helgager arrive for a Robert F. Kennedy Jr. campaign event Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Val Air Ballroom in West Des Moines.
Cody Scanlan/The Register![Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks to the crowd during a campaign stop in West Des Moines Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Val Air Ballroom.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/04/13/PDEM/73314812007-rkf-jr-cs-003.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks to the crowd during a campaign stop in West Des Moines Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Val Air Ballroom.
Cody Scanlan/The Register![Supporters for independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arrive for a campaign event Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Val Air Ballroom in West Des Moines.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/04/13/PDEM/73314998007-rkf-jr-cs-014.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Supporters for independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arrive for a campaign event Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Val Air Ballroom in West Des Moines.
Cody Scanlan/The Register![Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks to the crowd during a campaign stop in West Des Moines Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Val Air Ballroom.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/04/13/PDEM/73314822007-rkf-jr-cs-004.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks to the crowd during a campaign stop in West Des Moines Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Val Air Ballroom.
Cody Scanlan/The Register![Supporters take photos with independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after a campaign event Saturday, April 13, 2024, at the Val Air Ballroom in West Des Moines.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/04/13/PDEM/73314999007-rkf-jr-cs-015.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Supporters take photos with independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after a campaign event Saturday, April 13, 2024, at the Val Air Ballroom in West Des Moines.
Cody Scanlan/The Register![Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks to the crowd during a campaign stop in West Des Moines Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Val Air Ballroom.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/04/13/PDEM/73314821007-rkf-jr-cs-005.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks to the crowd during a campaign stop in West Des Moines Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Val Air Ballroom.
Cody Scanlan/The Register![Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks to the crowd during a campaign stop in West Des Moines Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Val Air Ballroom.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/04/13/PDEM/73314820007-rkf-jr-cs-006.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks to the crowd during a campaign stop in West Des Moines Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Val Air Ballroom.
Cody Scanlan/The Register![Nathan Thompson signs in for a RFK Jr. campaign event Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Val Air Ballroom in West Des Moines.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/04/13/PDEM/73315000007-rkf-jr-cs-0172.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Nathan Thompson signs in for a RFK Jr. campaign event Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Val Air Ballroom in West Des Moines.
Cody Scanlan/The Register![Independent Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks to the crowd during a campaign stop in West Des Moines Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Val Air Ballroom.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/04/13/PDEM/73314823007-rkf-jr-cs-007.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Independent Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks to the crowd during a campaign stop in West Des Moines Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Val Air Ballroom.
Cody Scanlan/The Register![Dawson Houston arrives for a RFK Jr. event Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Val Air Ballroom in West Des Moines.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/04/13/PDEM/73315017007-rkf-jr-cs-020.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Dawson Houston arrives for a RFK Jr. event Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Val Air Ballroom in West Des Moines.
Cody Scanlan/The Register![Independent Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks to the crowd during a campaign stop in West Des Moines Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Val Air Ballroom.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/04/13/PDEM/73314824007-rkf-jr-cs-009.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Independent Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks to the crowd during a campaign stop in West Des Moines Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Val Air Ballroom.
Cody Scanlan/The Register![Supporters of Independent Presidental candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arrive for a campaign event Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Val Air Ballroom in West Des Moines.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/04/13/PDEM/73315016007-rkf-jr-cs-021.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Supporters of Independent Presidental candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arrive for a campaign event Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Val Air Ballroom in West Des Moines.
Cody Scanlan/The Register![Supporters of Independent Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a campaign event Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Val Air Ballroom in West Des Moines.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/04/13/PDEM/73315015007-rkf-jr-cs-023.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Supporters of Independent Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a campaign event Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Val Air Ballroom in West Des Moines.
Cody Scanlan/The Register![Supporters for Independent Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arrive for a campaign event Saturday, April 13, 2024, at the Val Air Ballroom in West Des Moines.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/04/13/PDEM/73314995007-rkf-jr-cs-013.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Supporters for Independent Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arrive for a campaign event Saturday, April 13, 2024, at the Val Air Ballroom in West Des Moines.
Cody Scanlan/The Register![Independent Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks to the crowd during a campaign stop in West Des Moines Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Val Air Ballroom.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/04/13/PDEM/73314819007-rkf-jr-cs-001.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Independent Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks to the crowd during a campaign stop in West Des Moines Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Val Air Ballroom.
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