{"id":2136954,"date":"2023-12-30T19:10:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-31T00:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maine-official-who-booted-trump-from-ballot-visited-biden-white-house-blasted-the-electoral-college\/"},"modified":"2023-12-30T19:12:15","modified_gmt":"2023-12-31T00:12:15","slug":"maine-official-who-booted-trump-from-ballot-visited-biden-white-house-blasted-the-electoral-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maine-official-who-booted-trump-from-ballot-visited-biden-white-house-blasted-the-electoral-college\/","title":{"rendered":"Maine official who excluded Trump from ballot visits Biden White House, criticizes Electoral College"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fmaine-official-who-booted-trump-from-ballot-visited-biden-white-house-blasted-the-electoral-college%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=2136954&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--><p>The Maine official responsible for removing former President Donald \u2064Trump from the state&#8217;s \u2063Republican primary \u2064ballot has made not one, but \u2062two \u200cvisits\u200c to President Joe \u2064Biden&#8217;s White House\u2062 in the \u200dpast\u200d year. \u2064Secretary of\u200d State \u200cShenna Bellows (D-ME), who has previously\u2063 criticized the Electoral College as a &#8220;relic\u200b of white supremacy,&#8221; met with President Biden \u200dduring \u200bher first visit and \u200dlater met with one of his aides. Bellows even shared a photo of herself with the president on Instagram, expressing gratitude \u200cfor\u200c the opportunity. On her second visit, she reportedly met with Justin Vail, a special aide to President\u2064 Biden. Bellows&#8217; opposition to\u200d the Electoral College was revealed in a 2021 op-ed for the\u200c Democracy Docket, where she argued that voting rights should be equal across all states and criticized the Electoral \u2064College as a symbol of white supremacy. Despite serving as a member of the Electoral College herself in 2020, Bellows\u200d now believes it\u2064 should be abolished. Recently, Bellows made headlines by ruling that Trump is ineligible to run for a \u2063second\u2063 presidential term in 2024, \u200dciting the 14th Amendment and claiming his involvement in the January 6, 2021,\u2063 &#8220;insurrection&#8221; \u200das disqualifying factors. Trump&#8217;s team demanded that Bellows recuse herself from decisions regarding his eligibility, citing her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media posts<\/a> as\u2063 evidence of\u2064 bias.  <\/p>\n<h2> What are the implications of Shenna Bellows&#8217; opposition to the \u200dElectoral College and her \u200dprevious role as a member of the Electoral \u2064College?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Title: Maine Official&#8217;s Alleged Bias Raises Concerns Over Fairness and Impartiality<\/p>\n<p>Introduction:<\/p>\n<p>The revelation that Maine&#8217;s Secretary of State, Shenna Bellows, has made not one, \u200dbut two visits to President Joe\u200b Biden&#8217;s White House in the past year\u200d has raised concerns and questions regarding her impartiality\u200b and objectivity. As the official responsible for removing former President Donald Trump\u200d from the state&#8217;s Republican\u2064 primary ballot, \u2064Bellows&#8217;\u2062 close association with \u200cthe current administration \u200dhas drawn\u200b criticism, particularly considering her previous statements on the Electoral\u2063 College and her ruling on\u200d Trump&#8217;s eligibility for a second presidential term.<\/p>\n<p>Meeting with President Biden:<\/p>\n<p>During\u2063 Bellows&#8217; first visit to the White House, she had the opportunity to meet with President Biden, which she publicly \u2064acknowledged on Instagram,\u2063 expressing her gratitude for the \u2063encounter. \u200dWhile\u2063 this meeting could be seen as routine and part of her \u200bjob responsibilities, it adds to the perception that Bellows may have a\u200c biased perspective towards the current administration.<\/p>\n<p>Opposition to the Electoral College:<\/p>\n<p>Bellows&#8217; opposition to the Electoral \u2064College, previously proclaimed in a 2021 opinion piece\u2062 for the Democracy Docket, is another \u2062point of contention. \u200dIn her article, she described the Electoral\u200b College as a &#8220;relic of white\u2064 supremacy&#8221;\u2063 and argued\u200c that voting rights should be equal across all states. It is worth noting\u2062 that Bellows herself served as \u200ba member of the Electoral \u2062College in 2020, \u200bwhich raises questions about the consistency of her stance.<\/p>\n<p>Second Visit and\u2064 Meeting with Justin Vail:<\/p>\n<p>Bellows&#8217; second visit\u2062 to \u2062the \u200cWhite House reportedly involved a meeting with Justin Vail, a \u2064special aide to President Biden. The details and purpose of this meeting have not been \u2063disclosed, leaving\u2064 room for speculation about the nature of their discussions. This \u2062second visit reinforces the \u2063perception that Bellows may\u2063 have developed a close association with the current administration, potentially compromising her objectivity and ability to make \u2062impartial decisions.<\/p>\n<p>Ruling\u2064 on Trump&#8217;s Eligibility:<\/p>\n<p>A recent decision by Bellows,\u200c in which \u2064she ruled that \u200bformer President\u2063 Trump is\u200c ineligible to run for a second presidential\u200d term, has attracted\u2064 significant\u200c attention. Citing \u2062the 14th Amendment \u200dand Trump&#8217;s alleged involvement in the January 6, 2021, &#8220;insurrection,&#8221; Bellows argued that his actions\u200d disqualified him from running again. However, \u200cTrump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amber-heard-tells-jurors-people-want-to-kill-my-baby-in-the-microwave\/\" title=\"Amber Heard Tells Jurors: \u201cPeople Want to Kill My Baby in the Microwave\u201d\">legal team called<\/a> for Bellows to recuse herself from decisions \u200bregarding his \u2064eligibility, citing her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kanye-west-defends-claymation-video-of-burying-pete-davidson-alive-says-art-is-therapy\/\" title=\"Kanye West Defends Claymation Video Of Burying Pete Davidson Alive, Says \u2018Art Is Therapy\u2019\">previous social media posts<\/a> as evidence of potential bias.<\/p>\n<p>Conclusion:<\/p>\n<p>The \u200bactions and associations of Maine&#8217;s\u200b Secretary \u200bof State, Shenna Bellows, concerning her visits \u200cto President Biden&#8217;s White House, her criticism of\u200b the Electoral College,\u2063 and her ruling\u200c on Trump&#8217;s\u2064 eligibility have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-signals-classified-docs-of-interest-in-biden-impeachment-inquiry\/\" title=\"House GOP indicates interest in classified documents for Biden impeachment inquiry.\">raised valid \u200dconcerns<\/a> regarding her objectivity and \u200cimpartiality. As \u200ca public official responsible for overseeing fair elections, it is essential for Bellows to maintain the public&#8217;s trust \u2064in her ability \u200cto perform her duties without personal or political bias. The demands\u2063 for recusal from Trump&#8217;s team further underscore the concerns surrounding her decision-making and underscores the importance of ensuring fairness and transparency within the electoral process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maine&#8217;s Secretary of State, Shenna Bellows (D-ME), who played a role in removing Donald Trump from the state&#8217;s Republican primary ballot, has visited President Joe Biden&#8217;s White House twice in the past year. She has also criticized the Electoral College, calling it a symbol of white supremacy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":2136955,"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":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2136954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"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\/2136954","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\/93"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2136954"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2136954\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2136955"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2136954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2136954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2136954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}