{"id":2331534,"date":"2024-08-27T08:33:57","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T12:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-lose-ploy-to-bounce-green-party-from-wisconsin-ballot\/"},"modified":"2024-08-27T08:37:34","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T12:37:34","slug":"dems-lose-ploy-to-bounce-green-party-from-wisconsin-ballot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-lose-ploy-to-bounce-green-party-from-wisconsin-ballot\/","title":{"rendered":"Dems Lose Ploy To Bounce Green Party From Wisconsin Ballot"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fdems-lose-ploy-to-bounce-green-party-from-wisconsin-ballot%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=2331534&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>In a recent decision,\u200b the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that the Green Party&#8217;s presidential candidates will remain \u200bon the\u200c state\u2019s general election ballot, marking a setback for the Democratic Party&#8217;s attempts to undermine their \u200dcompetition. A petition from Doug \u200dStrange, a Democratic National Committee operative, requested the court to\u200c disqualify Green Party candidates Jill Stein and Butch Ware, arguing\u200d they\u200c lacked representation \u2063in state offices. The court, which has a\u2063 liberal majority, denied the petition without comment.<\/p>\n<p>This\u2064 ruling was \u2064celebrated by\u200b Stein as a victory against what she described as the Democratic Party&#8217;s &#8220;war on democracy&#8221; and its efforts\u2064 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-labels-asks-state-democratic-chairs-not-to-inferere-after-bidens-comments\/\" title=\"No Labels urges State Democratic Chairs to refrain from interfering following Biden&#039;s remarks.\">restrict voter choices<\/a>. While the Green Party is unlikely to win in Wisconsin or other\u200b battleground states, their presence \u2063is seen \u2063as potentially \u200bimpacting\u200c the election results, especially \u200din closely contested areas. \u200bThe Democrats had previously succeeded in removing Green \u2064Party \u2063candidates from the \u2062ballot in the 2020 election and are actively working to challenge other third-party candidates as well.<\/p>\n<p>Critics of the \u2062Democratic Party&#8217;s actions, \u200dincluding legal representatives from\u200b the Wisconsin Institute\u2063 for Law &#038;\u200b Liberty, argue that the \u2062DNC&#8217;s attempts to limit \u200bballot access \u2064for smaller parties threaten the democratic process and voter representation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>In a blow to the Democratic Party&rsquo;s plan to politically whack the competition through cynical lawfare, the Green Party&rsquo;s presidential ticket will remain on swing state Wisconsin&rsquo;s general election ballot.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Wisconsin Supreme Court, which holds a 4-3 liberal majority, on Monday rejected a Democratic National Committee operative&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/acefiling.wicourts.gov\/document\/eFiled\/2024AP001643\/841097\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">petition<\/a> asking the court to take <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscourts.gov\/about-federal-courts\/educational-resources\/about-educational-outreach\/activity-resources\/supreme-1#:~:text=The%20Constitution%20states%20that%20the,Court%20to%20hear%20a%20case.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original jurisdiction<\/a> in the case.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>&lsquo;War on Democracy&rsquo;<\/h2>\n<p>As The Federalist <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/08\/23\/democrats-crush-democracy-by-cutting-out-political-competition-in-swing-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a> late last week, Doug Strange, the DNC&rsquo;s deputy operations director in Wisconsin, sought a court ruling on his move to drive Jill Stein and her running mate, Butch Ware, off of the Badger State&rsquo;s November ballot. He claimed that the Green Party&rsquo;s candidates were disqualified from Wisconsin&rsquo;s presidential election because there are no Green Party members represented in state offices or in the legislature. So they have no one to nominate presidential electors.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court denied the petition without comment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We determine that the petitioner is not entitled to the relief he seeks; and, IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all other pending motions are denied as moot,&rdquo; the unsigned order <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wicourts.gov\/sc\/order\/DisplayDocImage.pdf?docId=843472\">states<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Green Party of Wisconsin on Monday had filed a motion to dismiss.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Stein was jubilant in victory.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Big win against the anti-Democratic Party&rsquo;s war on democracy and voter choice! Wisconsin voters still have an anti-genocide, pro-worker, climate action choice this year!&rdquo; the leftist tweeted following the release of the court&rsquo;s order.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>BREAKING: Big win against the anti-Democratic Party&rsquo;s war on democracy and voter choice! Wisconsin voters still have an anti-genocide, pro-worker, climate action choice this year!<\/p>\n<p>Help us celebrate: pitch in to our ballot access fund and spread the word! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/n7tw1uYuyh\">https:\/\/t.co\/n7tw1uYuyh<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EVMkeLO2RW\">pic.twitter.com\/EVMkeLO2RW<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&mdash; Dr. Jill Stein&#127803; (@DrJillStein) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrJillStein\/status\/1828190526668943697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 26, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Green Party, arguably farther left than the modern-day Marxists leading today&rsquo;s Democratic Party, stand virtually no chance at winning in Wisconsin, any other battleground states, or the election at large. But the Greens are an irritant to the Democrats in an election year where the two major parties are fighting for every last vote &mdash; particularly in a state like Wisconsin, which has been decided by just north of 20,000 votes in the last two presidential elections.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While the Dems have argued Stein, fellow leftist candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cornelwest2024.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cornel West<\/a>, and &mdash; up <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/08\/23\/rfk-jr-drops-out-of-2024-race-endorses-trump-for-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">until last week<\/a> &mdash; Robert F. Kennedy Jr. should be denied ballot access on a host of procedural and legal grounds, the party&rsquo;s strategy to kill competition, no matter how small, is as evident as its claims of being democracy defenders are hypocritical.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a last-ditch effort by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-crushing-democracy-by-cutting-out-political-competition\/\" title=\"Dems Crushing Democracy By Cutting Out Political Competition\">political party operative<\/a> to disenfranchise the votes of tens of thousands of Wisconsinites,&rdquo; Rick Esenberg, president and general counsel for the Wisconsin Institute for Law &amp; Liberty (WILL) said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/will-law.org\/will-criticizes-undemocratic-effort-to-deny-green-party-ballot-access-in-wisconsin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statement<\/a> last week.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>WILL attorneys argued that the DNC petition advanced &ldquo;a new reading&rdquo; of Wisconsin statute &ldquo;that would effectively prevent any small or new party from getting on the presidential ballot.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This decision should not be taken lightly, and it is crucial that the court considers the gravity of such a last-minute decision and the potential to sow doubt on the election,&rdquo; the Milwaukee law firm said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gp.org\/will_criticizes_undemocratic_effort_to_deny_green_party_ballot_access\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statement<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>&lsquo;Inconvenient Candidates&rsquo;<\/h2>\n<p>The Democrats were successful in booting the Green Party candidates off the Badger State ballot in 2020. They&rsquo;re trying to block West in Wisconsin, too, a strategy they&rsquo;re employing against West and Stein in other battleground states.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>West did win a big legal battle in swing state Michigan over the weekend, when a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsin-supreme-court-takes-up-trump-lawsuit-days-ahead-of-electoral-college-vote\/\" title=\"Wisconsin Supreme Court Takes Up Trump Lawsuit Days Ahead of Electoral College Vote\">state judge ruled<\/a> the Michigan Bureau of Elections error in disqualifying the independent candidate from the November ballot. Highly-partisan Democrat Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson joined forces with the Democratic Party to push for West&rsquo;s removal.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Stein garnered about 31,000 votes in Wisconsin in her 2016 presidential run. That&rsquo;s why the duplicitous Democrats, who are promoting themselves as the defenders of democracy, have tried to disenfranchise millions in <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/03\/04\/unanimous-scotus-smacks-down-colorado-lawfare-states-have-no-power-to-kick-trump-off-ballot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">myriad efforts to keep former President Donald Trump off the ballot <\/a>and millions more by doing the same to fellow leftists. And they&rsquo;re doing it nationwide.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>DNC official Adrienne Watson told Wisconsin Public Radio that the ruling was &ldquo;disappointing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Wisconsin Green Party&rsquo;s violation of the law is crystal clear,&rdquo; Watson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpr.org\/news\/jill-stein-set-to-appear-on-wisconsin-ballots-after-state-supreme-court-declines-to-hear-challenge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> in a statement. &ldquo;WGP did not meet either of Wisconsin&rsquo;s two simple requirements to nominate candidates, so it should not be on the ballot in November.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Brian Schimming, chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin, called the court&rsquo;s decision a &ldquo;win for democracy and fair elections.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For years, Democrats have silenced and disenfranchised Wisconsin voters by removing inconvenient candidates from the ballot. This time around, their undemocratic schemes have failed,&rdquo; Schimming said in a statement. &ldquo;If Democrats hope to win over voters, they will have to do so through earnest persuasion instead of disqualification.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Matt Kittle is a senior elections correspondent for The Federalist. An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-knew-100-percent-he-was-fighting-for-the-little-guy-former-top-trump-economic-adviser\/\" title=\"Trump Knew \u2018100 Percent\u2019 He Was \u2018Fighting for the Little Guy\u2019: Former Top Trump Economic Adviser\">award-winning investigative reporter<\/a> and 30-year veteran of print, broadcast, and online journalism, Kittle previously served as the executive director of Empower Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a setback for the Democratic Party&#8217;s strategy to undermine their competition through legal maneuvers, the Green Party&#8217;s presidential candidates will stay on Wisconsin&#8217;s general election ballot. The Wisconsin Supreme Court, which has a 4-3 liberal majority, dismissed a petition from a Democratic National Committee operative seeking to remove Jill Stein and her running mate Butch Ware from the November ballot. The DNC\u2019s Doug Strange argued that the Green Party candidates were ineligible because there are no Green Party members in state offices or the legislature to nominate presidential electors. The court denied his petition without comment.<\/p>\n<p>The Green Party of Wisconsin had previously filed a motion to dismiss this case. Following the court&#8217;s decision, Stein expressed her excitement on social media, celebrating it as a victory against what she termed an &#8220;anti-Democratic&#8221; effort that limits voter choice in Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being further left than many within today&#8217;s Democratic Party and having little chance of winning in Wisconsin or other battleground states, the Greens pose an annoyance for Democrats who are vying for every vote\u2014especially since recent elections have been decided by narrow margins.<\/p>\n<p>While Democrats have attempted to block access for Stein and other leftist candidates like Cornel West based on various procedural arguments, critics argue that these efforts reveal hypocrisy regarding their claims of defending democracy. Rick Esenberg from the Wisconsin Institute for Law &amp; Liberty criticized these attempts as efforts to disenfranchise voters.<\/p>\n<p>In previous elections, Democrats successfully removed Green Party candidates from ballots and are currently trying similar tactics against West in multiple states. Meanwhile, West recently won a legal battle in Michigan regarding his candidacy after being wrongfully disqualified due to bureaucratic errors linked with partisan interests.<\/p>\n<p>Stein received around 31,000 votes during her 2016 campaign in Wisconsin; thus her presence is seen as significant enough that Democrats feel threatened by potential vote splits among left-leaning voters. DNC official Adrienne Watson expressed disappointment over the ruling while asserting that they believe the Green Party violated state laws necessary for candidacy nomination.<\/p>\n<p>Republican leaders praised the court\u2019s decision as beneficial for democracy and fair elections while criticizing Democrats&#8217; past actions aimed at removing less favorable candidates from ballots<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":656,"featured_media":2331535,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-27-at-2.13.13-AM.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3933,3728,32902,5894,4124],"class_list":["post-2331534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-dems","tag-election","tag-green-party","tag-politics","tag-wisconsin"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-27-at-2.13.13-AM.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2331534","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\/656"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2331534"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2331534\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2331535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2331534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2331534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2331534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}