{"id":2332123,"date":"2024-08-27T20:39:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T00:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-officials-throw-a-wrench-in-rfk-jr-s-battleground-ballot-plan-to-boost-trump\/"},"modified":"2024-08-27T20:42:31","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T00:42:31","slug":"michigan-officials-throw-a-wrench-in-rfk-jr-s-battleground-ballot-plan-to-boost-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-officials-throw-a-wrench-in-rfk-jr-s-battleground-ballot-plan-to-boost-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan Officials Throw a Wrench in RFK Jr.&#8217;s Battleground Ballot Plan to Boost Trump"},"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\">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%2Fmichigan-officials-throw-a-wrench-in-rfk-jr-s-battleground-ballot-plan-to-boost-trump%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=2332123&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 Michigan Secretary\u2063 of State announced that it is too late for former presidential \u200ccandidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to withdraw \u2063his\u200d name from the November <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/company-leading-arizona-recount-asks-court-that-procedures-be-kept-secret\/\" title=\"Company Leading Arizona Recount Asks Court That Procedures Be Kept Secret\">general election ballot<\/a>. Kennedy, \u2062who recently\u200b suspended his campaign and endorsed Republican Donald Trump, had intended to remove himself from the ballots in several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/update-corrupted-software-that-stole-6000-votes-from-trump-in-michigan-county-shut-down-for-two-hours-in-red-counties-in-georgia-on-election-day\/\" title=\"Update: Corrupted Software that Stole 6,000 Votes From Trump in Michigan County -- Shut Down for TWO HOURS in Red Counties in Georgia on Election Day\">battleground states<\/a>. However, according to Cheri Hardmon, press secretary for Democrat Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, minor \u2063party\u200c candidates cannot withdraw their names once the deadline has passed, and Kennedy&#8217;s name will remain on the ballot as the Natural Law Party&#8217;s nominee.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Kennedy&#8217;s efforts to remove himself from \u2064ballots in states\u200b like Arizona, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, he is still listed for Michigan and may also remain on ballots in Wisconsin and \u2063Nevada. \u200cPolling suggests that \u200dhis endorsement of Trump could slightly benefit the \u2063Republican candidate, as Kennedy&#8217;s supporters seem to lean \u200cmore towards Trump than the Democratic nominee, Kamala Harris. Nationally, Harris leads Trump \u200bby a narrow margin, \u2063but \u2062the dynamics could shift in competitive states due to Kennedy&#8217;s influence on \u2062the electorate.  <\/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><\/p>\n<p>The Michigan Secretary of State&rsquo;s office announced Tuesday that it is too late for former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to remove his name from November&rsquo;s general election ballot.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, when RFK Jr. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rfk-jr-drops-major-election-shaking-plan-dealing-kamala-harris-major-blow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> he was suspending his campaign and endorsing Republican Donald Trump for president, he said he would be removing his name on the ballot in 10 battleground states.<\/p>\n<p>However in Michigan, one of those states, it&rsquo;s too late for Kennedy to get off the ballot, the secretary of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">state&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s office said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Minor party candidates cannot withdraw, so his name will remain on the ballot in the November election,&rdquo; Cheri Hardmon, press secretary for Democrat Michigan Secretary of State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/election-integrity-win-judge-kills-dems-absentee-ballot-plot-mi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jocelyn Benson<\/a>, said in a statement to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/08\/27\/michigan-rfk-jr-ballot-2024-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy is appearing on the ballot in Michigan as the Natural Law Party&rsquo;s candidate, becoming their nominee earlier this year.<\/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;The Natural Law Party held their convention to select electors for [RFK Jr.]. They cannot meet at this point to select new electors since it&rsquo;s past the primary,&rdquo; Hardmon explained.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Two months after the DNC sued to keep RFK Jr. off the ballot, Michigan&rsquo;s Democratic Secretary of State won&rsquo;t let him leave. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7iRLZTv0Lf\">https:\/\/t.co\/7iRLZTv0Lf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Derek P. Gilbert (@derekgilbert) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/derekgilbert\/status\/1828474379639857304?\">August 27, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/president\/general\/2024\/trump-vs-harris-vs-kennedy-vs-stein-vs-west\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Real Clear Polling&nbsp;<\/a>average shows Harris with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-goes-massively-viral-with-his-own-explanation-of-what-maga-really-means\/\" title=\"RFK Jr. Goes Massively Viral with His Own Explanation of &#039;What MAGA Really Means&#039;\">2 percentage point lead nationally<\/a> over Trump (46.4 to 44.4 percent), with RFK Jr. pulling 5 percent of the vote.<\/p>\n<p>The race is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/08\/26\/nx-s1-5088061\/harris-trump-swing-states-electoral-map\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">even tighter<\/a> in most battleground states.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy&rsquo;s nationwide support dropped by about 3 points after President Joe Biden left the race and Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kamala-harris-betrays-voters-flips-issue-called-medieval\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kamala Harris<\/a> took over the top of the Democratic ticket last month.<\/p>\n<p>Of RFK&rsquo;s remaining supporters,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/robert-f-kennedy-jr-election-choice-gift-donald-trump-1942085\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsweek<\/a> reported, despite his liberal views on some issues like the environment and abortion, he was drawing more votes from Trump than Harris based on recent surveys conducted by New York Times\/Siena College and Emerson College.<\/p>\n<p>In the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2024\/08\/10\/us\/elections\/times-siena-poll-registered-voter-crosstabs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Times survey<\/a>, 41 percent of RFK supporters said they would back Trump, and 27 percent said they would vote for Harris in a two-way race.<\/p>\n<p>Emerson College reportedly found the breakdown was 64 percent for Trump and 36 percent for Harris in a two-way contest.<\/p>\n<p>Meaning, Trump will likely get a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/analysis-joe-bidens-net-approvals-tank-in-battleground-states\/\" title=\"Analysis: Joe Biden&#039;s Net Approvals Tank in Battleground States\">net&#038;nbsp<\/a>;1 or 2 percent bump&nbsp;with RFK Jr.&rsquo;s endorsement, which could be race determinative in some battleground states.<\/p>\n<p><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\">NRP<\/a> reported that Kennedy has successfully withdrawn his name from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/rfk-jr-withdraws-name-from-presidential-ballot-arizona\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arizona<\/a>, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, so far.<\/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.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\">Wisconsin&rsquo;s<\/a> ballots, and possibly on North Carolina&rsquo;s.<\/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; 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Kennedy Jr. can no longer withdraw his name from the ballot for the upcoming general election in November. On Friday, RFK Jr. revealed that he was halting his campaign and endorsing Republican Donald Trump for president, stating he intended to have his name removed from ballots in ten key states. However, according to the secretary of state\u2019s office, it is too late for him to do so in Michigan, one of those states. Cheri Hardmon, press secretary for Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, explained to Axios that &#8220;minor party candidates cannot withdraw,&#8221; meaning Kennedy will remain on the ballot this November as the nominee for the Natural Law Party.<\/p>\n<p>Hardmon further clarified that since the Natural Law Party has already held its convention to select electors for RFK Jr., they cannot convene again at this stage to choose new electors because it is past the primary deadline. This announcement comes two months after a lawsuit by the DNC aimed at keeping RFK Jr. off ballots.<\/p>\n<p>According to Real Clear Politics&#8217; average polling data, Harris currently leads Trump by 2 percentage points nationally (46.4% vs 44.4%), with RFK Jr. capturing 5% of voter support. The competition is even closer in many battleground states; following President Joe Biden&#8217;s exit from the race and Vice President Kamala Harris stepping up as the Democratic frontrunner last month, Kennedy&#8217;s national support dipped by about 3 points.<\/p>\n<p>Despite holding some liberal views on issues like environmental policy and abortion rights, recent surveys indicate that a significant portion of RFK\u2019s remaining supporters would prefer Trump over Harris\u201441% would back Trump compared to 27% who would choose Harris according to a New York Times\/Siena College poll; Emerson College found an even larger gap with 64% favoring Trump and only 36% supporting Harris.<\/p>\n<p>This suggests that Trump&#8217;s endorsement from RFK Jr., while modestly beneficial\u2014likely providing him a net gain of about 1 or 2 percent\u2014could be crucial in determining outcomes in certain battleground states where every vote counts significantly.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy has successfully withdrawn his candidacy from ballots in Arizona, Ohio, and Pennsylvania thus far but will likely still appear on ballots in Nevada and Wisconsin\u2014and possibly North Carolina\u2014as well as Michigan despite attempts otherwise following recent judicial rulings regarding Georgia\u2019s ballot status<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2332124,"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\/Trump-and-Kennedy.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32431,39485,4601,32458,3634],"class_list":["post-2332123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-2024-election","tag-ballot-plan","tag-michigan","tag-rfk-jr","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Trump-and-Kennedy.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332123","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=2332123"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332123\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2332124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2332123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2332123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2332123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}