{"id":2332103,"date":"2024-08-27T20:09:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T00:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsin-elections-commission-rules-against-democratic-national-committee-in-key-ballot-dispute-cornel-west-survives-challenge\/"},"modified":"2024-08-27T20:10:54","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T00:10:54","slug":"wisconsin-elections-commission-rules-against-democratic-national-committee-in-key-ballot-dispute-cornel-west-survives-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsin-elections-commission-rules-against-democratic-national-committee-in-key-ballot-dispute-cornel-west-survives-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Wisconsin Elections Commission Rules Against Democratic National Committee in Key Ballot Dispute &#8211; Cornel West Survives Challenge"},"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\">34<\/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%2Fwisconsin-elections-commission-rules-against-democratic-national-committee-in-key-ballot-dispute-cornel-west-survives-challenge%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=2332103&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 Wisconsin Elections Commission \u200brecently decided \u2064to keep independent presidential candidate Cornel West on the \u200bballot, \u200ddespite a challenge from an employee of\u200d the\u2062 Democratic National Committee (DNC). The DNC&#8217;s action has drawn criticism as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/all-democrats-to-boycott-biden-border-crisis-congressional-hearing-in-texas\/\" title=\"All Democrats to boycott Biden border crisis congressional hearing in Texas\">politically motivated move<\/a>, especially given the state&#8217;s history where close elections in recent years suggest that\u200b third-party candidates could impact the outcome significantly. <\/p>\n<p>In the\u2064 past, Green Party candidate Jill Stein&#8217;s presence in the 2016 election was blamed by some Democrats for Donald Trump\u2019s victory in Wisconsin. Current\u200b polling indicates that Democratic nominee Kamala Harris has a narrow lead over Trump\u200b in the state, but both she and West have faced challenges\u2062 in gaining support from certain voter demographics. \u200b <\/p>\n<p>West has positioned himself strongly \u2062against Harris, stating his refusal to collaborate with her campaign due to fundamental disagreements, particularly regarding issues like Israel&#8217;s actions against Hamas.\u2062 Further \u2062complicating the race, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who was also on the ballot, has suspended his campaign and endorsed Trump, while taking steps to withdraw\u200d his name from various state ballots, including Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<p>The ongoing\u200c developments suggest potential \u2064challenges \u2062for the Democratic party as independent candidates like West\u200b remain \u2063in the race, which\u2063 may affect \u2063Harris&#8217;s\u200c chances\u200c in this crucial \u2062battleground\u200b state.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Wisconsin Elections Commission voted on Tuesday to keep independent presidential candidate Cornel West on the ballot.<\/p>\n<p>An employee with the Democratic National Committee filed a challenge to West being a choice for voters, along with Green Party candidate Jill Stein&rsquo;s, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2024\/08\/27\/wisconsin-officials-approve-jill-stein-cornel-west-rfk-jr-for-ballot\/74951540007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>So much for the DNC being the party committed to &ldquo;protecting democracy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trying to get West and Stein off the Wisconsin ballot was a raw political calculation.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The presence of independent and third party candidates on the ballot could be a key factor in a state where four of the last six <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-is-going-on-minnesota-and-wisconsin-both-had-89-90-turnout-something-that-is-highly-unlikely\/\" title=\"What is Going On? Minnesota and Wisconsin BOTH had 89%-90% Turnout -- Something That Is Highly Unlikely\">presidential elections<\/a> have been decided by between 5,700 votes and about 23,000 votes,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/wisconsin-robert-kennedy-cornel-west-jill-stein-3cef5d4716e7650a1a113d7ebc45d6cc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a> noted.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In 2016, Stein got just over 31,000 votes in Wisconsin &mdash; more than Trump&rsquo;s winning margin of just under 23,000 votes. Some Democrats have blamed her for helping Trump win the state and the presidency that year,&rdquo; the AP said.<\/p>\n<p>Real Clear Polling shows Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/president\/general\/2024\/wisconsin\/trump-vs-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-finds-his-feet-and-his-voice-against-trump\/\" title=\"DeSantis gains confidence and speaks out against Trump.\">1 percentage point lead<\/a><\/a> over Republican Donald Trump in the Badger State.<\/p>\n<p>An Marquette Law School <a href=\"https:\/\/law.marquette.edu\/poll\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/MLSP80PressRelease.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">poll<\/a> conducted from July 24 to Aug. 1 among likely voters, similarly found Harris ahead of Trump 46 to 45 percent, with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at 6 percent support, Stein at 1 percent and West at less than 0.5 percent.<\/p>\n<p>West has made Israel&rsquo;s war against Hamas in Gaza a centerpiece of his campaign.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, in a video posted on X on Friday, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/judge-deals-kamala-harris-swing-state-headache-orders-leftist-candidate-included-ballot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">explained<\/a> why he could never work with the Harris campaign or even inside a potential Harris administration.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No way,&rdquo; West said. &ldquo;You can&rsquo;t fundamentally change a system on the inside if you want something crucial like genocide.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Kamala Harris is hemorrhaging Black voters.<\/p>\n<p>Cornel West said Harris begged him to end his campaign and work for her. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q2Yk3F7cs6\">pic.twitter.com\/Q2Yk3F7cs6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Abraham Stein (@AbrahamStein8) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AbrahamStein8\/status\/1827115760923062378?\">August 23, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You can&rsquo;t have leaders who&rsquo;ve been tied to genocide most of their career and act as if they&rsquo;re going to make a promise and then try to bring you in, and you get co-opted,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;You end up selling out, and they turn away from their promise, which they&rsquo;ve done all the time.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In a related story, Michigan Court of Claims <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/judge-deals-kamala-harris-swing-state-headache-orders-leftist-candidate-included-ballot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">thwarted a challenge<\/a> from the Michigan Democratic Party to keep West off the ballot.<\/p>\n<p>While these decisions would seem to bode well for the Trump campaign, the Wisconsin Elections Commission decided that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-cnn-cuts-off-rfk-jr-s-speech-moment-drops-truth-bomb-kamala-harris-sparks-response-kennedy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/a> will remain on its ballot.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rfk-jr-drops-major-election-shaking-plan-dealing-kamala-harris-major-blow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suspended his campaign<\/a> Friday and endorsed Trump. The candidate said that he would be removing his name from 10 battleground state ballots, including Wisconsin, because his supporters in greater numbers back Trump over Harris.<\/p>\n<p>RFK Jr. has successfully withdrawn his name from Arizona, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, so far, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/08\/26\/g-s1-19634\/rfk-jr-withdraw-ballot-battleground-states-michigan-north-carolina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NPR<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Further, Kennedy&rsquo;s name will likely not be on Georgia&rsquo;s ballot after a Monday judicial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/politics\/judge-rules-against-allowing-kennedy-three-others-on-georgias-presidential-ballot\/2LRAOEQ6O5HF3EVQBMXLL3VZ4U\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ruling<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, he will remain on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5vegas.com\/video\/2024\/08\/24\/rfk-jr-remain-nevada-ballot-despite-withdrawing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nevada&rsquo;s<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/michigan-officials-throw-wrench-rfk-jr-s-battleground-ballot-plan-boost-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michigan&rsquo;s<\/a>, because the deadlines have passed, and possibly on North Carolina&rsquo;s.<\/p>\n<p>So some potential bad news for Trump, unless RFK Jr.&rsquo;s supporters follow his lead and back the 45th president, but some definite unhappy news for Democrats with West remaining on the ballot in Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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A Democratic National Committee staff member had challenged West&#8217;s candidacy, as well as that of Green Party candidate Jill Stein, according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. This move raises questions about the DNC&#8217;s commitment to &#8220;protecting democracy.&#8221; The effort to remove West and Stein from the Wisconsin ballot appears to be a strategic political maneuver, given that independent and third-party candidates could significantly influence election outcomes in a state where recent presidential races have been decided by narrow margins\u2014between 5,700 and 23,000 votes, as noted by the Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, Stein received over 31,000 votes in Wisconsin\u2014more than Trump&#8217;s winning margin of just under 23,000 votes\u2014which led some Democrats to blame her for Trump&#8217;s victory that year. Current polling shows Democratic nominee Kamala Harris with a slight edge over Republican Donald Trump in Wisconsin. A Marquette Law School poll conducted from July 24 to August 1 found Harris leading Trump by one percentage point (46% to 45%), with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Jill Stein at 1%, and Cornel West at less than half a percent.<\/p>\n<p>West has focused his campaign on Israel\u2019s conflict with Hamas in Gaza. In a video posted on X recently, he expressed his refusal to collaborate with Harris or her potential administration: \u201cNo way,\u201d he stated. He criticized leaders who have been associated with genocide throughout their careers for making promises they do not keep.<\/p>\n<p>In related news, the Michigan Court of Claims rejected an attempt by the Michigan Democratic Party to disqualify West from appearing on their ballot. While these developments might seem favorable for Trump\u2019s campaign overall, it was also confirmed that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.&#8217;s name will stay on Wisconsin&#8217;s ballot despite him suspending his campaign and endorsing Trump due to his supporters&#8217; preference for Trump over Harris.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy has successfully withdrawn from ballots in Arizona, Ohio, and Pennsylvania so far; however, he is likely still listed in Nevada and Michigan because deadlines have passed for those states while Georgia may see him removed following a recent court ruling.<\/p>\n<p>This situation presents potential challenges for Trump unless RFK Jr.&#8217;s supporters align themselves with him; meanwhile it poses significant concerns for Democrats regarding West&#8217;s continued presence on the ballot in Wisconsin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2332104,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Wisconsin-Voting.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[39481,38149,39480,39482,39479],"class_list":["post-2332103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-ballot-dispute","tag-cornel-west","tag-democratic-national-committee","tag-election-rules","tag-wisconsin-elections"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Wisconsin-Voting.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332103","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2332103"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332103\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2332104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2332103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2332103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2332103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}