Possibly true.  If I vote for Kennedy as an independent candidate, it will be because I can’t stomach Trump.  Biden isn’t even on the menu for me.

Democrats really are their own uniquely crappy thing.  Those who want it, want it.  Everyone else is pondering, “Hmm.  The Republicans?  RFK?  Cornel West?  Which is the least evil – while maybe being electable, if I care – here?”

https://www.thefp.com/p/nate-silver-the-conventional-wisdom