Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., won’t be with his better-known rivals when they debate Thursday in Atlanta. And aside from a livestreamed response to the debate, he also has nothing on his public schedule for the coming weeks. After a busy spring hopscotching the country, Kennedy appears to be taking a breather. Kennedy's absence from the stage when President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump debate carries risk for him. He lacks money for a firehose of television commercials. And he has to spend much of the money he does have to secure ballot access.
