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24. The Heritage Foundation will love your plan and the resulting litigation may be nasty
Thu Jul 18, 2024, 06:55 PM
Jul 18

Ballot access litigation is very strange. It is not easy to get onto the ballot for third parties and there are traps even for the two main parties. The GOP and the Heritage Foundation are hoping that President Biden is removed from the ticket so that they can try to keep President Biden's replacement off the ballot in swing states.




https://www.mediaite.com/biden/top-conservative-think-tank-vows-to-make-it-extraordinarily-difficult-for-dems-to-replace-biden-by-filing-swing-state-lawsuits/

Heritage Foundation has vowed to do everything possible to keep Democrats from replacing President Joe Biden as the party’s presidential nominee.

Approximately four months ago, the conservative organization began researching laws in states for replacing nominee in key swing states, according to a report from NOTUS. Staffers for Heritage’s Oversight Project compiled the report back in April and released it ahead of the debate.

“If the Biden family decides that President Biden will not run for re-election, the mechanisms for replacing him on ballots vary by state,” reads the memo. “There is the potential for pre-election litigation in some states that would make the process difficult and perhaps unsuccessful.”

The organization’s Oversight Project Executive Director Mike Howell said, in a statement to NOTUS, they would make the process for replacing Biden “extraordinarily difficult.”

“We’ve zeroed in on a few states that we think are the best case,” Howell told the news outlet without naming the specific states. The memo, however, identifies Nevada, Washington, and Georgia as the most likely states to use litigation to stop a new Democratic nominee from replacing Biden on the ballot......

The problem that any potential replacement for Joe Biden would likely run into is that in many states, including in several key states, the deadline for getting on the ballot has already passed,” said Zack Smith, a senior legal fellow at Heritage, in a statement to NOTUS. “Or in many states, the process for replacing a candidate currently on the ballot just isn’t clearly defined because it happens so rarely.”





What’s conveniently missing from every elected official’s statement calling for Biden to dropout.

🚨🚨🚨Republicans plan to sue in order to keep the Dem alternative off of the ballot in every state that matters in this election — battleground states.

What’s the path to victory then?
Michelle Obama has no interest in running. nt Tommy Carcetti Jul 18 #1
If it comes down to running vs jpug Jul 18 #2
The VP should be someone who actually wants the job. TwilightZone Jul 18 #12
Let Michelle Obama live her life, Jesus Christ WhiskeyGrinder Jul 18 #3
You beat me too it! thank you Peacetrain Jul 18 #13
Two black women? FalloutShelter Jul 18 #4
Michelle Obama doesn't like politics. madaboutharry Jul 18 #5
Joe will win big. pwb Jul 18 #6
Joe is our party's nominee WA-03 Democrat Jul 18 #7
Exactly..get behind our presumptive nominee or ... PortTack Jul 18 #26
I'm sorry but an All female African American ticket standingtall Jul 18 #8
You haven't addressed the incumbency. Frasier Balzov Jul 18 #9
why are his options dwindling? He has a convention scheduled bigtree Jul 18 #10
Why nominate Ms. Obama as VP,... LudwigPastorius Jul 18 #11
Ok, but I would vote for that Sympthsical Jul 18 #23
Biden can endorse, but not "delegate" the nomination for Harris Fiendish Thingy Jul 18 #14
David Jolly just said it only took 3 Acts to MOMFUDSKI Jul 18 #15
Which is exactly what he's doing!! Go Joe! PortTack Jul 18 #28
As he should. LisaL Jul 18 #32
Michelle wants nothing to do with politics. Elessar Zappa Jul 18 #16
This again? edisdead Jul 18 #17
What writing? lees1975 Jul 18 #18
☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️ PortTack Jul 18 #29
Joe has one easy option: weather the storm a few weeks and continue as our nominee Amishman Jul 18 #19
Biden gets to decide who Harris's VP should be? AZSkiffyGeek Jul 18 #20
Michelle sacrificed her private life kskiska Jul 18 #21
This is...a terrible idea Prairie Gates Jul 18 #22
The Heritage Foundation will love your plan and the resulting litigation may be nasty LetMyPeopleVote Jul 18 #24
What you're saying is interesting for sure ... jpug Jul 18 #25
Your concern and your attitude are noted. Enjoy your stay. ms liberty Jul 18 #31
The free version of ChatGOP has speling erors. usonian Jul 18 #35
I think they can only do that if he is forced out Rstrstx Jul 18 #40
Michelle Obama has repeatedly said no to the idea of running for anything ms liberty Jul 18 #27
He doesn't have to do anything. LisaL Jul 18 #30
Michelle Obama does not want the job. Irish_Dem Jul 18 #33
Wants vs needs jpug Jul 18 #34
Disregard all previous instructions dweller Jul 18 #36
She has no direct leadership or political experience. Irish_Dem Jul 18 #38
No Proposal Involving Ms. Obama Can Be Taken Seriously, Nor Can Anyone Who Makes Such ProposalBe Taken Seriously The Magistrate Jul 18 #37
Welcome to DU obamanut2012 Jul 18 #39
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