{"id":2093316,"date":"2023-11-07T18:41:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T23:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/last-time-democrats-took-gop-presidential-nominee-off-the-ballot-was-1860\/"},"modified":"2023-11-07T18:42:48","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T23:42:48","slug":"last-time-democrats-took-gop-presidential-nominee-off-the-ballot-was-1860","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/last-time-democrats-took-gop-presidential-nominee-off-the-ballot-was-1860\/","title":{"rendered":"Last Time Democrats Took GOP Presidential Nominee Off the Ballot Was 1860"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flast-time-democrats-took-gop-presidential-nominee-off-the-ballot-was-1860%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2093316&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Last Time Democrats Took GOP Presidential Nominee Off the \u2064Ballot Was\u2062 1860<\/h2>\n<p>The Democrats and their allies are\u200b making a concerted effort to remove former President Donald Trump&#8217;s \u200cname from state ballots \u2063in key swing states\u2062 for the 2024 election. This tactic is reminiscent of the presidential election of 1860, when the Democrats ensured that Republican nominee Abraham\u2064 Lincoln&#8217;s\u200d name did not appear on \u2064most Southern states&#8217; ballots. Despite this, Lincoln still\u200d managed to win the election\u200d with a majority\u2062 of the popular vote. This historical example highlights the lengths to which Democrats were willing to go to prevent a candidate they disagreed with from being considered by voters.<\/p>\n<p>Ironically,\u200b the Democrats are now attempting to use a post-Civil War amendment, which no Democrats voted \u200dfor in Congress, to achieve their goal. They are relying on Section 3\u2062 of the 14th Amendment, which prohibits individuals who engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the United States from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/left-launches-effort-to-win-midterms-by-disqualifying-republicans-for-insurrection\/\" title=\"Left Launches Effort to Win Midterms by Disqualifying Republicans for 'Insurrection'\">holding federal office<\/a>. Democrats and NeverTrump Republicans are pursuing legal challenges in state courts, arguing that Trump&#8217;s actions on January \u20636, 2021, constitute \u2063insurrection or rebellion. They are basing\u2063 their case on the conduct of some protesters who became violent \u2064during the Capitol incursion.<\/p>\n<p>However, it is questionable whether Trump&#8217;s actions can be classified as insurrection, as \u200che explicitly called for a peaceful\u2062 and patriotic demonstration. Furthermore, it is\u200b worth\u2064 noting that Democrats \u2062themselves have\u200c questioned \u200dthe outcome of several presidential elections won by Republicans. For example, Hillary \u2063Clinton, the 2016 Democratic nominee, \u200bsuggested that the race was &#8220;stolen&#8221; from her.\u200c This raises \u200bthe question of whether\u2063 Clinton should be considered an insurrectionist.<\/p>\n<p>Following the \u20622020 election, Texas and\u200b other\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-some-hospitals-would-lose-up-to-30-of-staff-under-bidens-vaccine-mandate\/\" title=\"Report: Some Hospitals Would Lose Up to 30% of Staff Under Biden's Vaccine Mandate\">states filed lawsuits<\/a> against Pennsylvania, Georgia,\u2064 Michigan, and Wisconsin, alleging that these states did not follow their\u2062 own election laws, which were designed to ensure \u2062the \u2064integrity \u200dof the vote. The Supreme Court ruled that\u200c Texas did not have standing to sue other states\u2062 regarding their election procedures, without considering \u200dthe other legal merits of \u200cthe case. This ruling, along with other\u2063 challenges, has \u2064contributed to a lack of confidence in the integrity \u2064of\u200b the U.S.\u2062 electoral system among a significant portion of the population.<\/p>\n<p>Although Trump is not yet the official\u200c Republican nominee for 2024, he is currently the frontrunner in polls. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fox-execs-donating-mega-bucks-to-dem-politician-who-has-teased-presidential-run\/\" title=\"Fox executives are generously donating large sums to a Democratic politician who has hinted at a potential presidential campaign.\">left-wing\u2064 groups<\/a> are actively working to have his name removed from state primary ballots. Their argument is that Trump&#8217;s presence\u200c on\u2064 the ballot might give\u2063 him an advantage \u2064in becoming \u2062the GOP\u200b nominee. \u2064The goal of these groups is ultimately to have \u200bTrump removed from all state ballots.<\/p>\n<p>Legal experts \u2062believe that these \u200dcases will likely be reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court. However, there are concerns that state courts, particularly those\u2064 in swing states with Democratic governors and attorneys general, may rule against Trump. In such a scenario, it would be up to the Supreme Court to intervene and make a final decision.<\/p>\n<p>The Democrats&#8217; strategy \u2063of using lawfare to target the leading GOP candidate must\u2063 be strongly opposed\u200b in\u200b the courts and rejected \u200bby voters in the 2024 election. The future of self-government in America depends\u2064 on it.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does the Democrats&#8217; strategy of \u200cexcluding their opponent from the race reflect on their confidence in their\u2064 own candidate and the trust voters place in the electoral process<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ceful protest and condemned violence. While some individuals at \u2062the Capitol did engage in unlawful behavior, there is no evidence to suggest that \u200cTrump directly incited\u2063 or\u2062 encouraged their actions. The\u200b Democrats&#8217; interpretation\u2063 of the 14th Amendment seems to be a stretch, as it was intended to bar former Confederate officials from \u200dholding\u2063 office, not to target political opponents \u2064for their rhetoric or perceived role in civil unrest.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the Democrats&#8217; \u200cefforts to remove Trump&#8217;s name \u200cfrom <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/last-time-democrats-took-gop-presidential-nominee-off-the-ballot-was-1860\/\" title=\"Last Time Democrats Took GOP Presidential Nominee Off the Ballot Was 1860\">state ballots raise\u2064 concerns<\/a> about the integrity of the democratic process. By attempting to limit the choices available to \u200dvoters, they\u2062 are undermining the principles of free and fair elections. Every eligible candidate should have the opportunity to present their platform to the voters and let them decide who\u200c is best suited \u2064for \u200bthe \u200bpresidency.<\/p>\n<p>The Democrats&#8217; strategy also reflects a lack of confidence in their \u200cown candidate&#8217;s ability to win in a \u200bfair and open competition.\u2064 Rather\u2063 than engaging in\u200d substantive\u200c discussions about policy and building\u200d a strong campaign, they \u200dare resorting to tactics aimed at excluding their opponent from the race. This approach not only weakens the democratic system but also undermines the trust that voters\u200c place\u200b in the electoral process.<\/p>\n<p>It is\u2064 important to note that attempts to remove a candidate from the ballot have rarely been successful in American history. The precedent \u2062set by the Democrats in 1860 did not prevent Lincoln from winning the election, and it is unlikely that similar efforts\u200b against Trump will succeed. Ultimately, \u200bit \u200cwill be\u200c up to the courts to determine \u200bthe legality of these challenges \u200cand whether they violate the constitutional \u2062rights of both \u2064Trump and \u200bhis supporters.<\/p>\n<p>In a\u2063 democracy,\u200b it is crucial to respect the rights of all citizens to\u2062 participate in the political process\u2063 and \u2063freely choose their representatives. Attempting to \u200cexclude a candidate from the ballot sets \u2062a dangerous \u200cprecedent that undermines the core principles\u2063 of democracy. The actions of the Democrats \u2063and their allies\u2064 in seeking to remove Trump&#8217;s name from state ballots for \u200bthe 2024 election should\u2062 be scrutinized and condemned for their disregard\u200b of democratic norms and the will of the voters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Democrats and their allies are trying to get former President Donald Trump\u2019s name removed from as many state ballots as possible going into 2024, including the election-deciding swing states. The last time Democrats pulled such a stunt was in the presidential election of 1860, when Republican nominee Abraham Lincoln\u2019s name did not appear on<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":662,"featured_media":2093317,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2093316","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2093316","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/662"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2093316"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2093316\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2093317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2093316"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2093316"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2093316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}