Good day all. One of the “Traditions” of American politics is third party candidates. These groups, and in a lot of cases, individuals will decide to run either as independents or as part of a Third Party such as the Libertarians.
Another tradition is the main parties, primarily the Democrats, although the Republicans do this too sometimes, do everything they can to make sure these candidates and parties never get on the ballots. This is what’s happening in North Carolina as the Democrats work to keep Robert F. Kennedy Jr. off the ballet. Here are the details from Newsmax:
The North Carolina Democratic Party has challenged the state election board’s recent decision to recognize a new political party that will put Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the state’s presidential ballots.
The complaint filed Thursday seeks to reverse the board’s action that made We The People an official party in the presidential battleground state. Board staff last week said that supporters of We The People turned in enough valid signatures from registered and qualified voters to exceed the petition threshold in state law.
The reason that the Democrats want to suppress RFK’s We the People party is simple. It’s tending to pull votes from the Democrat party. This is something the Democrats can not have, otherwise they won’t be able to “Protect Democracy!!™”
In the complaint filed in Wake County Superior Court, lawyers representing the Democratic Party alleged that Kennedy’s campaign evaded tougher standards for independent candidates to get on the ballot — six times as many signatures — by masquerading as a political party in violation of state law.
Obviously. I’m not at all conversant in the ballot access laws of North Carolina. However, forcing someone to get six times the signatures as one of the political parties strikes me as not fair and a tool to keep people off the ballot, thus taking away a voter’s right to choose who they want to vote for. Still, if RFK’s people have gone through the process of forming a political party, good for them.
The board voted 4-1 in favor of recognition. While Democratic board Chair Alan Hirsch voted yes, he still said that We The People had engaged in “subterfuge” and suggested that anyone challenging the vote in court would “have a very good case.”
So if you believed that We The People didn’t follow the process, why did you vote in favor of giving them access to the ballot? That sounds like a bit of fraud on your part to me.
We The People representatives have defended the signature drive as legitimate and aligned with state law. The party said its candidates would include Kennedy and running mate Nicole Shanahan, along with candidates for two other local races.
Of course they will say they fallowed the law. I’ll wager they can prove it too if this does go to court.
The Democratic Party asked that a judge act by Aug. 16 to issue a preliminary injunction preventing printed ballots for the fall to contain We The People candidates.
I will be very interested in seeing how that goes. I suspect it will depend on the judge. If it’s one of the DNC’s pet judges, regardless of the evidence, they will rule against RFK. If it’s an honest judge, and the evidence provided favors the We The People party, they’re going on the ballot. Another party was denied access, Cornel West’s Justice For Me All party.
Republicans criticized the refusal. They’ve said Democrats were trying to deny spots for West and Kennedy on ballots that would take away votes from the Democratic presidential nominee.
This sort of thing, the major parties blocking access to small parties that might hurt them, is an election year game. Occasionally, it’s the Republicans, usually going after the Libertarian party. Most of the time it’s the Democrats since “DEMOCRACY!!™”
As for RFK Jr., I have no intention of voting or supporting him. He’s a flat out nut. He is a pure anti-vaxxer, and not just Covid-19 clot shots. He has a record of opposing all vaccinations that have been in use for, in some cases, the better part of a century. His own family, (Yes, those Kennedy’s), have disavowed his campaign. Frankly, I hope he does get on the ballot and pull votes away from Kackling Kameltoe, or whoever finally ends up as the Democrat nominee.
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