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Dems Have Found Another Reason to 'Despise' RFK Jr.

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Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has apparently violated longstanding tradition by having campaign merchandise that is not made by labor unions, or even in America, Axios reports.

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Though he has made a commitment to “protect” labor unions and American industry, the report claims this alleged transgression coupled with his views on vaccinations “could complicate his long-shot primary challenge of President Biden.” 

For generations, a rule for Democratic campaigns has been that as many materials as possible — shirts, stickers, placards, lawn signs, even campaign buses — be made by union shops in America as a sign of the party's commitment to labor unions and the working class.

Zoom in: "Kennedy 2024" T-shirts sold by Kennedy's campaign are "Assembled in Honduras," according to the tag on a shirt obtained by Axios.

The shirts come from Bella + Canvas, a U.S.-based clothing manufacturer that is not unionized.

A campaign sticker sold by Kennedy's campaign also did not include a union label. Other materials on the campaign's website do not include union labels.

At least one Kennedy campaign item — the placards at his presidential announcement rally in April — were union made, according to photos reviewed by Axios.

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Ray Buckley, chair of the Democratic Party in New Hampshire, told Axios to have campaign merchandise meet these requirements is “politics 101.”

"I would hope that [Kennedy] would put human rights above his political aspirations. That's the nicest way I can say that,” he added.

On social media, Democrats saw it as "one more reason to despise this guy."

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