Wisconsin Supreme Court says Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s name will remain on swing state's ballot
Source: AP News
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s name will remain on the states presidential ballot, upholding a lower courts ruling that candidates can only be removed from the ballot if they die.
The decision from the liberal-controlled court marks the latest twist in Kennedys quest to get his name off ballots in key battleground states where the race between Republican Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris is close. Kennedys attorney in Wisconsin, Joseph Bugni, declined to comment on the ruling.
The decision came after more than 418,000 absentee ballots have already been sent to voters. As of Thursday, nearly 28,000 had been returned, according to the Wisconsin Elections Commission.
Kennedy suspended his campaign in August and endorsed Trump. Earlier this month a divided North Carolina Supreme Court kept him off the ballot there while the Michigan Supreme Court reversed a lower court decision and kept him on.
Read more: https://apnews.com/article/robert-kennedy-jr-rfk-wisconsin-ballot-6c0bdcb4002ac250a531d7e5ce89d7b5
I'm not sure if Kennedy being on the ballot helps or hurts, but if he's pleading to have his name removed I'll take this decision as a positive.
Nictuku
(3,862 posts)I think it will hurt Trump more.
dutch777
(3,453 posts)Like they haven't had enough pain and disappointment over the decades.
ColinC
(10,660 posts)Who just cant stand Trump
Retrograde
(10,640 posts)where hes insisting on being on the ballot.