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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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.

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

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

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

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In 13 states the deadline for petitions for specific independent candidates has already passed. But, in at least 20 states the rules clearly allow Democrats and Republicans to do whatever, whenever.

If RCV magically appeared then the Green Party would be winning this one with AOC. Most aren’t as stupid as we think. They only lack practical alternatives. I believe harm reduction would be a second choice for so, so many.

But, RCV isn’t going to magically appear; Even if a politician wanted to, none can save us from the system; And, harm reduction simply isn’t good enough anymore. The only way we progress is by doing much, much more than voting.

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AOC and the squad have shown that Progressives can win on the Democratic ticket. Voters just need to turn out in the primaries to get their candidates nominated.

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Progressives can win on the Democratic ticket

Is that what happened to the Sanders campaign, twice? Are you certain there’s not a SCOTUS ruling where the DNC admits their tactics?

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Bernie received fewer votes in the primaries but succeeded in motivating more progressives to run and now we have the Squad. Just because he didn’t win the nomination doesn’t mean he didn’t have any success at all. Change takes time and consistent effort.

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AOC showed a progressive can win in an area that was +45% for Biden in 2020. I don’t know how many conclusions you can draw about a national run from that.

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She wins because she represents the people in her district well and understands them on an intrinsic level. She is them.

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Wow it’s too bad I only mentioned AOC and nobody else …

We have progressives from multiple states now than we did 10 years ago, and their success should motivate more progressives in more states to run in their local primaries. Change takes time and consistent effort. Primary turnout sucks so we get what was chosen for us by a few if we don’t show up.

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This may well work for the repubs, though.

They want dictatorship, not representative-republic ( falsely-called “democracy” by us foolish peons ).

Legalism, which the christ they pretend to be aligned-with, repeatedly railed against, calling its devotees “Hypocrites!”…

https://www.biblegateway.com/quicksearch/?quicksearch=hypocrite&version=AMP

I believe that in the gaslighting-about-being-aligned-with-christ republican territories … they’re going to get that result to happen…

Which only could have been prevented had the dems put Harris in the race months ago…

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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!”

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They’re already publicly criticizing her for not being white…

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let’s see how the bLaCkPpLbAd strategy pays off…

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“DEI” is the new codeword for the “n-word” so they say it all day every day…

Imagine thinking you’re being “smart” by not being openly racist, by being openly racist in your accusation that “this person couldn’t possibly get here by their merits, they’re here because of their skin color.”

…yep still racist there little buddy…

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… whom we can’t stop ourselves from publicly criticizing for not being white!

FTFY

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

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

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…yep, it’s the GOP.

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