{"id":2341672,"date":"2024-09-16T07:39:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T11:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-legal-games-undermine-defenders-of-democracy-image-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-16T07:45:41","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T11:45:41","slug":"democratic-legal-games-undermine-defenders-of-democracy-image-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-legal-games-undermine-defenders-of-democracy-image-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic legal games undermine defenders of democracy image &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fdemocratic-legal-games-undermine-defenders-of-democracy-image-washington-examiner%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=2341672&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 \u2062article discusses the current legal strategies and\u2063 disputes surrounding election integrity ahead of the upcoming election, especially regarding the Democratic party&#8217;s actions to secure \u200dvoter \u200csupport\u200c and ballot access in \u2062battleground \u2063states \u200blike Michigan and Wisconsin.\u2064 It\u2064 highlights a series \u200cof lawsuits involving independent candidates,\u2063 particularly focusing on Robert F. \u2064Kennedy\u200b Jr., who, despite suspending his \u2063campaign, remains on the Michigan \u2064ballot due to procedural rulings. \u200dThe piece\u2063 analyzes how Democratic leaders, including Michigan Secretary of State \u2064Jocelyn Benson, navigate complex legal challenges while\u200b facing \u2063criticism for undermining democratic\u2062 principles. It also mentions the implications of these legal battles for the 2024 election \u2063dynamics, including how\u2063 they affect\u200b voter\u200d choices and potential spoilers in close races.\u200d Critics \u200cassert that Democrats are acting hypocritically by \u200cclaiming to protect democracy while engaging \u2062in \u2062controversial \u200clegal\u200d maneuvers. Ultimately, the\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/theyre-coming-for-your-favorite-podcasts\/\" title=\"They\u2019re Coming For Your Favorite Podcasts\">article sheds light<\/a> \u200con the ongoing legal skirmishes \u2062that\u2064 could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/can-christian-voter-outreach-beat-democrats-election-machine\/\" title=\"Can Christian Voter Outreach Beat Democrats&#039; Election Machine?\">significantly influence election outcomes<\/a>.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Democratic legal games undermine self-styled defenders of democracy image<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1760898\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Legal fights over election integrity are well underway with less than two months to go to the election. This <\/em>Washington Examiner<em> series,<strong> Legal Eagles<\/strong>, will look at Democratic attempts to make sure they don&rsquo;t have a repeat of 2016. Republican lawyers, meanwhile, are still spooked by what happened in the aftermath of 2020. Part One will look at Democrats&rsquo; litigation<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Suffering from lingering effects of political post-traumatic stress disorder after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2016-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>2016 election<\/a> was effectively decided by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/third-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>third-party<\/a> candidates, Democrats are carefully advocating for or challenging certain names on battleground state ballots.<\/p>\n<p>But the Democratic strategy, which has traditionally been used by both parties, has drawn criticism <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>this election<\/a> as Democrats portray themselves as protectors of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democracy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>democracy<\/a> after former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s difficulties accepting the outcome of the 2020 cycle.<\/p>\n<p>The best examples of Democrats&rsquo; newfound caution are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Michigan<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wisconsin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Wisconsin<\/a>, critical building blocks in Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a>&lsquo;s so-called blue wall, which will likely determine November&rsquo;s results and that, in turn, will likely be determined by a relative handful of votes.<\/p>\n<p>In Michigan, Democrats, namely Michigan Secretary of State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rfk-jr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jocelyn Benson<\/a> and her team, have been before the state&rsquo;s Supreme Court successfully defending her office&rsquo;s decision not to remove former independent presidential candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3148229\/rfk-jr-remain-on-michigan-ballot-state-supreme-court-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Robert Kennedy Jr. from the ballot\">Robert Kennedy Jr. from the ballot<\/a>, despite last month suspending his campaign and endorsing Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Benson had argued that the deadline for him to withdraw his candidacy had passed, but that did not prevent Kennedy, who shares supporters with Trump, from last week filing a federal lawsuit against her. In it, he alleges her legal argument is unconstitutional.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Defendant&rsquo;s relentless and unauthorized attempt to have Mr. Kennedy convey a message to Michigan voters he insists on not conveying not only harms Mr. Kennedy but also harms every citizen in Michigan,&rdquo; Kennedy&rsquo;s lawyer, Brandon Debus, wrote in his latest complaint.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Democrats, represented by prominent Michigan lawyer and former state party chairman Mark Brewer after Benson declined to appeal an adverse decision, had been trying to keep another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meet-the-man-trying-to-shake-up-yales-secretive-governing-body\/\" title=\"Meet the Man Trying to Shake Up Yale\u2019s Secretive Governing Body\">independent candidate<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cornel-west\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Cornel West<\/a>, off the ballot. Last week, the Michigan Supreme Court denied Brewer&rsquo;s motion, based on claims there were problems with West&rsquo;s paperwork.<\/p>\n<p>Benson&rsquo;s office did not respond to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>&lsquo;s request for comment and Brewer directed inquiries toward the Michigan Democratic Party, which did not respond either.<\/p>\n<p>The moves and counter-moves are important considering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-edges-ramaswamy-in-first-republican-debate-poll-says\/\" title=\"DeSantis narrowly beats Ramaswamy in initial GOP debate, survey reveals.\">post-debate polling<\/a>, including a <a href=\"https:\/\/mirs-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/4606-MIRS%20Field%20Copy%20136%20PM%209-12-24.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mitchell Research and Communications<\/a> survey published last week, which indicates, if the election were held today, Harris would have 47% support in Michigan to Trump&rsquo;s 46% and Kennedy&rsquo;s 2%. Green Party presidential nominee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jill-stein\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jill Stein <\/a>would have 1% and West would have 0%. <\/p>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden <\/a>won Michigan in 2020 by 154,188 votes, or roughly 3 percentage points. Four years earlier, Trump won the state over 2016 Democratic nominee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hillary-clinton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hillary Clinton<\/a> by 10,704 votes, with Stein receiving 51,463 votes that contest.<\/p>\n<p>Michigan Republican strategist Stu Sandler criticized the Democratic tactics for not honoring &ldquo;any democratic traditions.&rdquo; Sandler contended Democrats were &ldquo;doing it because they think it&rsquo;ll help them win.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They do cry out about these anti-democratic efforts, but they are trying to keep people on a ballot that don&rsquo;t want to be there,&rdquo; he told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-national-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican National Committee <\/a>added Democrats &ldquo;fought tooth-and-nail to subvert democracy by fighting Robert F. Kennedy Jr.&rsquo;s ability to get on the ballot in states across the country.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Now, they want Kennedy on the ballot because they think it will hurt President Trump, and they&rsquo;ve ignored the will of 14 million primary voters to coronate Kamala Harris as the Democrat nominee,&rdquo; RNC spokeswoman Anna Kelly told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.&nbsp;&ldquo;Americans see the truth. Democrats are defying the will of the people and ignoring our nation&rsquo;s principles, while&nbsp;President Trump is fighting for free, fair, and secure elections, and to Make America Great Again.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-national-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democratic National Committee<\/a> dismissed Sandler and the RNC&rsquo;s criticism. A DNC spokeswoman underscored that the party and individual leaders within it, such as Benson, were simply ensuring &ldquo;everyone follows the same rules.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In Michigan, RFKJ went through three levels of the courts, lost, and now he is filing a federal lawsuit,&rdquo; she told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;He is the one that sued the secretary of state, who didn&rsquo;t do anything but follow the law as had been determined by the courts.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The DNC, too, raised concerns that Republicans have assisted West and other third-party or independent candidates with ballot access, for instance, in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/arizona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Arizona<\/a>, though in that case they failed. Stein and Libertarian Party president nominee Chase Oliver will be on the ballot in that state, but not Kennedy or West.<\/p>\n<p>Sandler downplayed the spoiler allegations, quipping that at least West &ldquo;wants to be on the ballot.&rdquo; Similar accusations have been leveled against Democrats in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Pennsylvania<\/a> regarding Constitution Party presidential nominee Randall Terry.<\/p>\n<p>Across Michigan&rsquo;s border in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wisconsin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Wisconsin<\/a>, Democrats had endeavored to remove Stein and West from the state&rsquo;s ballot and continue to be against Kennedy doing the same. Democrats opposed Stein on procedural grounds and West on his paperwork.<\/p>\n<p>But as they are in Michigan, Kennedy, Stein, and West currently remain on Wisconsin&rsquo;s ballot after the state&rsquo;s Supreme Court last month ruled in Stein&rsquo;s favor and its elections commission for West, but against Kennedy. Last week, Kennedy filed another lawsuit, this time with a Wisconsin state court of appeals.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In Michigan and Wisconsin, the active challenges there are ones that RFKJ has brought himself,&rdquo; the same DNC spokeswoman said. &ldquo;The only reason there is any question about who is on the ballot in those states is because RFK is suing. He qualified and there&rsquo;s not a way to remove himself. That&rsquo;s not because of Democrats.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The DNC spokeswoman did not address Democratic ballot access litigation against Stein, but Jason Call, her campaign manager, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> his candidate would be an option in 37 states to 95% of voters, including write-in bids in eight jurisdictions.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Democrats tried and failed to remove us from the ballot in Wisconsin and failed, losing 0-7 judgment from the WI Supreme Court,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Biden won Wisconsin in 2020 by 20,682 votes, or less than a point. Hillary Clinton lost the state in 2016 by 22,748 votes, with Stein getting 31,072 votes.<\/p>\n<p>Although Stein experienced success in court in Wisconsin, she and her campaign are now preoccupied with their disputes in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/georgia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Georgia<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nevada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Nevada<\/a>. If Stein succeeds in those Sunbelt states, she will be on the ballot in all seven battlegrounds, unlike Kennedy and West. Libertarian Chase Oliver will also be a choice in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are currently fighting to retain ballot access in GA and NV,&rdquo; Call, Stein&rsquo;s campaign manager, said. &ldquo;Hearings in GA took place [last] Tuesday, both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/west-coast-democrat-leaders-create-safe-haven-for-out-of-state-abortion-seekers\/\" title=\"West Coast Democrat Leaders Create &quot;Safe Haven&quot; for Out-of-State Abortion Seekers\">state superior court<\/a> and Fulton County court. In NV we [filed] a brief with the Supreme Court &hellip; to protest the partisan ruling of the NV [secretary of state].&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In Georgia, Democrats are working to remove Stein and West from the ballot, with a victory last week in the state&rsquo;s Superior Court&nbsp;against West and another independent candidate, Claudia de la Cruz, over their paperwork. The pair have promised to appeal their cases to the&nbsp;Georgia Supreme Court. Kennedy will not be on the ballot in the state, but Oliver will be.<\/p>\n<p>In Nevada, it is a different, more complicated, and potentially far-reaching story. There, earlier this month, the Nevada Supreme Court found that Stein could not be on the ballot after Democrats took action against her. That means Oliver will be the only third-party or independent option in Nevada, one that could undermine Trump in the state. Trump lawyer Jay Sekulow last Friday supplemented Stein&rsquo;s Supreme Court petition.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking: Jay Alan Sekulow, the conservative lawyer who is a former Trump lawyer, just went to the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the justices to overturn the Nevada Supreme Court ruling that Jill Stein and the Green Party cannot appear on the Nevada ballot. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l0uH3GwBWm\">https:\/\/t.co\/l0uH3GwBWm<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GITEpPvkl8\">pic.twitter.com\/GITEpPvkl8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chris &ldquo;Law Dork&rdquo; Geidner (@chrisgeidner) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chrisgeidner\/status\/1834700403092729943?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ballot access issues in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/north-carolina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>North Carolina<\/a> had practical repercussions this month after Kennedy&rsquo;s campaign suspension caused delays in the state sending out its absentee ballots, which was supposed to start happening on Sept. 6. North Carolina&rsquo;s Supreme Court last week ordered that Kennedy be removed from its ballot after its board of elections informed him it could not. Stein, West, and Oliver will be choices when they begin being posted on Sept. 20.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1760898\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1760898\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Legal battles concerning election integrity are intensifying as the election approaches in less than two months. This series from the Washington Examiner, titled &#8220;Legal Eagles,&#8221; will examine how Democrats are working to avoid a repeat of the 2016 election. On the other hand, Republican attorneys remain wary due to the aftermath of the 2020 elections. The first part will focus on Democratic litigation efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Haunted by political trauma from 2016, when third-party candidates influenced the outcome, Democrats are strategically advocating for or contesting specific candidates on ballots in key states. However, their approach has faced criticism this election cycle as they position themselves as champions of democracy following former President Donald Trump&#8217;s struggles with accepting his loss in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Key examples of this cautious strategy can be seen in Michigan and Wisconsin\u2014two pivotal states for Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s electoral prospects that could determine November&#8217;s results by a narrow margin. In Michigan, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and her team have successfully defended against attempts to remove Robert Kennedy Jr., a former independent presidential candidate who recently suspended his campaign and endorsed Trump, from the ballot. Benson argued that Kennedy missed his chance to withdraw; however, he has since filed a federal lawsuit claiming her actions are unconstitutional.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, prominent Michigan attorney Mark Brewer has been representing Democrats trying to keep another independent candidate, Cornel West, off the ballot but was unsuccessful last week when Michigan\u2019s Supreme Court rejected his motion regarding West\u2019s paperwork issues.<\/p>\n<p>These legal maneuvers hold significant weight given recent polling data indicating that if an election were held now in Michigan, Harris would lead with 47% compared to Trump\u2019s 46% and Kennedy\u2019s 2%. Biden won Michigan by about three percentage points in 2020 after losing it narrowly to Trump four years earlier.<\/p>\n<p>Republican strategist Stu Sandler criticized these tactics as undermining democratic traditions while asserting that Democrats only pursue such strategies for electoral gain. The Republican National Committee echoed this sentiment by accusing Democrats of attempting to undermine democracy through their legal challenges against Kennedy&#8217;s candidacy.<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic National Committee (DNC) dismissed these criticisms as unfounded and emphasized that they were merely ensuring compliance with established rules regarding ballot access. They pointed out that Kennedy had already lost multiple court challenges before resorting to federal court action.<\/p>\n<p>In Wisconsin too, Democrats have sought unsuccessfully to remove Stein and West from ballots while continuing their opposition against Kennedy; however all three currently remain on Wisconsin&#8217;s ballot following favorable rulings for Stein and West from state courts last month.<\/p>\n<p>As tensions rise over ballot access across various states\u2014including North Carolina where delays occurred due to complications surrounding Kennedy&#8217;s campaign suspension\u2014the stakes continue escalating ahead of November\u2019s elections amidst ongoing legal disputes involving multiple candidates across battleground states like Georgia and Nevada<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2341673,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/jill-stein-scaled-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[6017,5521,32779,32171,32076],"class_list":["post-2341672","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-advocacy","tag-democracy","tag-legal-issues","tag-political-commentary","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/jill-stein-scaled-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2341672","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\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2341672"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2341672\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2341673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2341672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2341672"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2341672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}