FILE - Harvard Professor Cornel West speaks, Oct. 22, 2019, in Cambridge, Mass. With early voting set to begin in late September in some states, there are signs that groups are trying to affect the outcome by using deceptive means. In most cases, in ways that would benefit Donald Trump by whittling away President Joe Biden’s already tepid standing with the Democratic Party’s base by offering left-leaning, third-party alternatives. Groups with Republican ties in Virginia, North Carolina and Arizona are working on West's behalf. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
FILE - Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during the Libertarian National Convention in Washington, May 24, 2024. With early voting set to begin in late September in some states, there are signs that groups are trying to affect the outcome by using deceptive means. In most cases, in ways that would benefit Donald Trump by whittling away President Joe Biden’s already tepid standing with the Democratic Party’s base by offering left-leaning, third-party alternatives. Libertarians in Colorado want to put Kennedy Jr. on the ballot to create "chaos.” (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)