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Even before President Joe Biden’s long-speculated withdrawal from the 2024 presidential race, allies of former President Donald Trump floated the possibility of suing to block Democrats from having anyone other than Biden on the ballot in November

But election administration and legal experts said the timing of Biden’s exit on Sunday makes it unlikely that any Republican ballot access challenges will succeed, with some calling the idea “ridiculous” and “frivolous.” Democrats are on safe legal ground as they identify a new standard-bearer, they say, because the party hasn’t officially chosen its nominee. That typically occurs with a vote of delegates at the party’s convention. 

It’s ridiculous for people to talk about ‘replacing Biden.’ He hasn’t been nominated yet,” said Richard Winger, a leading expert on state ballot access laws and the longtime editor of the “Ballot Access News” newsletter.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Sadly, the Supreme Court has been ruling a lot of ridiculous things lately.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

They should have been running on a platform instead of grievance politics. Then it wouldn't matter who they were running against.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Maybe we can get a class action together for their lies and misinformation?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

implying any court will do enough to send a major political party to it's right place at the dumpster of history

[–] [email protected] 29 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Given the bizzaro timeline we're in it would not surprise me to get a crazy outcome:

  • GOP lawsuit wins, forcing the ballot to be Biden
  • Biden wins the general election, immediately resigns and...
  • Harris is the President.

What would be really hilarious is, I think that would allow her to serve two more 4 year terms after her 2025-2029 term ends because she would not have run as President the first time.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

That would also let the GOP pick the VP unless they lose control of the House. Not an ideal situation.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 9 months ago (1 children)

What would be really hilarious is, I think that would allow her to serve two more 4 year terms after her 2025-2029 term ends because she would not have run as President the first time.

That's incorrect. The 22nd amendment states: "no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once". So unless Biden would wait for at least two years before stepping down, Harris could only be elected for one more term.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Thanks for this. I was going to correct them, but didn't really wanna type out and reference why they were wrong. You are a champion.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Shows how terrible they are at their jobs.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Given where we are now, it seems obvious that you would let the delegates pick the candidate, but it's sort of strange that The People don't actually get any say in who the candidate is. Kamala will get the nomination from the ruling class alone. It's an option that could be used to circumvent the democratic process. Something to keep an eye on.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I think her hundred million pretty new dollars (so far) are a pretty clear indication that the people are behind her.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Yeah it's more the idea, the potential for abuse or use of this as a strategy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Absolutely no doubt the Republicans will use this to their advantage at some point.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Just like all of Trump’s election fraud cases (over 60 of them), this will be immediately thrown out as superfluous and/or for inability to provide any evidence.

Dems haven’t even held the convention to nominate yet, so GOP can keep cryin’ until November.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I'm just waiting for SCOTUS to declare a winner again. I doubt that will go over as smoothly as it did in 2000.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That didn't go over very smoothly. Bush II was extremely unpopular until 9/11 bailed him out.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

There's unpopular and there's congress refusing to listen to SCOTUS while competing protestors face off in D.C.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Hopefully it’s nowhere near close enough for that, but we shall see soon enough.

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