Las Vegas — The lighthearted and free-spirited Freedom Fest — a gathering of 2,000 libertarian-minded activists — taking place here took a serious turn last Friday. Metal detectors were set up. Private security guards in camouflage uniforms carrying semiautomatic weapons appeared leading a no-nonsense German shepherd guard dog.
The reason was that Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the independent presidential candidate, who, according to last week’s Pew Research poll, has reached 15 percent support nationwide, was speaking to Freedom Fest attendees that afternoon.
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