Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gives the third GOP presidential debate a thumbs up and the five candidates who shared the stage a thumbs down.

“I’m loving this Republican debate,” Mr. Kennedy said on X. “It’s fun watching politicians audition for a job they’ll never get.”

Mr. Kennedy is running a longshot independent bid for president that - at least in polls - has shown that Americans are rolling their eyes over the prospect of rematch between President Biden and former President Donald Trump.

Some surveys show Mr. Kennedy is the top pick of over 20% of voters. A New York Times / Siena College poll this week showed Mr. Kennedy gathers more support among voters under 45 in six battleground states (32%) than do Mr. Biden (30%) and Mr. Trump (29%).

• Seth McLaughlin can be reached at smclaughlin@washingtontimes.com.