When they believed Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s existence would harm Vice President Kamala Harris, Democrats made diligent efforts to remove him from the national vote. Democrats in Michigan and Wisconsin fought to keep Kennedy on the vote despite his concerns after he dropped out of the race in key swing state and supported former president Donald Trump. And on Tuesday, the U. S. Supreme Court rejected Kennedy’s crisis appeal to include his name removed from the votes in those states.
In Michigan and Wisconsin, Kennedy‘s emergency request to have his name taken off the vote alleged that keeping him on the ballot was a violation of his First Amendment rights. However, the Supreme Court ruled without giving a purpose on Tuesday to reject the charm.
The Wisconsin Elections Commission argued that state law prohibits the removal of a political candidate from the vote unless the member passes away. In September, the committee voted 5 to 1 to maintain Kennedy on the vote.
Jocelyn Benson, the secretary of state for Michigan, originally objected to Kennedy’s removal from the poll, arguing that the independent candidate would have to pick a rival candidate before the election. Benson was sided by the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Michigan.
According to The Associated Press, Justice Neil Gorsuch argued that lower court magistrates had considered whether Kennedy’s initial request for removal may be denied on Tuesday in the Michigan situation.
After a legal challenge, Benson had no difficulty kicking third-party member Cornel West off the vote in Michigan despite her refusal to eliminate Kennedy from the race. Additionally, in Wisconsin, Green Party member Jill Stein was close to being disqualified from the vote after the Democratic National Committee filed a petition in which Stein was denied, arguing that since there were no Green Party people in state agencies or the government there would be no one to select presidential electors. In a 4-3 decision, the Wisconsin Supreme Court rejected the complaint.
But lawfare work to push third-party candidates off the vote, or in Kennedy’s event, keep him on the ballot, are politically motivated to help Harris.
In Wisconsin, Stein stole more seats from Hillary Clinton in 2016 than the percentage by which Clinton fell to Trump.
And in Michigan, Benson and the left are aware that keeping Kennedy on the ballot was squander seats from Trump, increasing Harris ‘ chances of winning.
” …]I ] n a race this close, every swing-state vote matters. But, if those who would vote for Trump in a two-way competition pull the lever for Kennedy’s spirit fleet of a battle, Democrats will happily take it”, Matt Bennett, co-founder of the center-left think container Third Way, told The Hill
Harris leads Trump in Michigan by 0.5 percent positions, according to RealClearPolitics normal. In Wisconsin, Trump leads Harris in RealClearPolitics by 0.6 %.
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The Federalist’s Brianna Lyman is a journalist for elections. With a diploma in global political economy, Brianna received her diploma from Fordham University. Her job has been featured on Newsmax, Fox News, Fox Business and RealClearPolitics. Following Brianna on X: @briannalyman2
