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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] 15 points 9 months ago

SCOTUS - Something, something, this is illegal however only when Democrats do it.

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

Let them waste even more money.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

Maybe don't have a platform where the only thing you do is shit on the other person and call them kindergarten level nicknames? What a bunch of snowflakes.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 9 months ago (5 children)

it's hilarious that they're proving in real time just how pants-shittingly scared of harris they are.

"keep the old man in!!! we don't want to go up against a younger woman whom we can't publicly criticize for not being white!"

[–] [email protected] 22 points 9 months ago

... whom we can't stop ourselves from publicly criticizing for not being white!

FTFY

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[–] [email protected] 78 points 9 months ago (2 children)

They already made it public that they will do everything to invalidate democrat votes and that they won't accept any outcome that isn't a Trump win.

It's going to be Jan 2021 but worse again.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You can bet the National Guard would be deployed if a similar coup attempt is planned this time around.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (3 children)

I would have bet on a more drastic response to a mob attacking an official building in the first place. But that didn't happen either.

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[–] [email protected] 62 points 9 months ago (29 children)

Friendly reminder to check your voter registration. Many states are un-registering voters for dumb reasons.

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[–] [email protected] 148 points 9 months ago (7 children)

They absolutely have no legal basis, my only worry is that they have activists in SCOTUS which showed us multiple times that they don't care what the Constitution says.

[–] [email protected] 60 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Exactly.

It used to be the case that sane people with a modicum of understanding of our government/legal system, or even the ability to do a bit of research, they could just laugh this off.

But uh, nope, now we live in corrupt/activist Supreme Court era, which throws out decades of precedent and functionally invents new laws as it pleases.

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

More idiocy from the idiot party.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You know as they say: if it looks ridiculous and sounds ridiculous, it's most likely the GOP.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago (1 children)

If it walks like a moron, talks like a moron...

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[–] [email protected] 52 points 9 months ago

It's stupid enough that Ohio demands that the nominee be on the ballot before the convention and even they give a deadline after August.

[–] [email protected] 141 points 9 months ago (1 children)

GOP: but it was our only strategy!

[–] [email protected] 42 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Threatening to sue over spurious, trumped up claims has been a Trump strategy for half a century now.

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