{"id":46419,"date":"2024-03-17T19:37:42","date_gmt":"2024-03-17T19:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manitimes.com\/nicole-shanahan-emerges-as-a-top-candidate-to-be-r-f-k-jr-s-running-mate\/"},"modified":"2024-03-17T19:37:42","modified_gmt":"2024-03-17T19:37:42","slug":"nicole-shanahan-emerges-as-a-top-candidate-to-be-r-f-k-jr-s-running-mate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manitimes.com\/nicole-shanahan-emerges-as-a-top-candidate-to-be-r-f-k-jr-s-running-mate\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicole Shanahan Emerges as a Top Candidate to Be R.F.K. Jr.\u2019s Running Mate"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The campaign of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. indicated over the weekend that Nicole Shanahan \u2014 a Bay Area lawyer and investor who was once married to the Google co-founder Sergey Brin \u2014 was among the top picks to be Mr. Kennedy\u2019s running mate on his independent presidential ticket.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The emergence of Ms. Shanahan as a possible running mate comes amid a flurry of interest in his vice-presidential shortlist, which The New York Times reported last week included the N.F.L. star quarterback Aaron Rodgers and former Gov. Jesse Ventura of Minnesota. Since then, other potential candidates have emerged, including Tricia Lindsay, a lawyer who has fought vaccine mandates. Mr. Kennedy said last week that he had spoken with Ms. Lindsay, but he did not mention Ms. Shanahan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Ms. Shanahan, 38, was a creative force and primary financial backer behind a $5 million Super Bowl ad bought and created by a super PAC backing Mr. Kennedy, The Times reported last month. The ad, which repurposed a 1960 presidential campaign ad for Mr. Kennedy\u2019s uncle John F. Kennedy, was praised in some quarters but also drew criticism from Mr. Kennedy\u2019s family members, many of whom have publicly disavowed his campaign.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The media website Mediaite reported on Saturday that Mr. Kennedy planned to name Ms. Shanahan as his vice-presidential pick. A person familiar with the campaign said that her name had begun circulating recently amid concerns among people close to the campaign about Mr. Rodgers, but that it was not clear if anything had been decided.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Neither Ms. Shanahan nor Mr. Kennedy responded to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Stefanie Spear, a spokeswoman for the Kennedy campaign, said, \u201cThere has been a lot of speculation in the media,\u201d and added that the official announcement would be on March 26 in Oakland, Calif.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">On Saturday afternoon, Amaryllis Fox Kennedy, Mr. Kennedy\u2019s daughter-in-law who is also his campaign manager, said in a lengthy post on the social media platform X that the news media \u201cwere sure about Aaron, now they\u2019re sure about Nicole. Tomorrow they\u2019ll be sure about someone else.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">While she confirmed that Ms. Shanahan was one of the people in consideration, as was Mr. Rodgers, she did not say in her post whom Mr. Kennedy had chosen. She added that she \u201ccould not be more thrilled with Bobby\u2019s decision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The domain name kennedyshanahan.com was registered on March 13, records show. On Saturday, a payment processing page was live and appeared to be connected to Mr. Kennedy\u2019s campaign website, but on Sunday the page was down.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In an interview with The Times last month about the Super Bowl ad she helped fund, Ms. Shanahan said that she had been an early backer of Mr. Kennedy\u2019s bid, when he was running as a Democrat, but that she had soured on him when he left the party. In recent months, she said, she had moved back into the Kennedy fold, and had discovered \u201cpockets of silent support all over the place.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The campaign of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. indicated over the weekend that Nicole Shanahan \u2014 a Bay Area lawyer and investor who was once married to the Google co-founder Sergey Brin \u2014 was among the top picks to be Mr. Kennedy\u2019s running mate on his independent presidential ticket. 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