(Congress Report) – Appeals courts located in the key battleground states of North Carolina and Michigan have issued rulings in favor of former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., stating he will be allowed to remove his name from the ballot, thus preventing the siphoning off of votes from former President Donald Trump. Kennedy dropped out of the race a few weeks ago and endorsed the former president over Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris.
The Western Journal writer Randy DeSoto penned, “Both decisions are ultimately favorable to Republican candidate former President Donald Trump in the swing states where he is in a tight race with the Democratic candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris, according to the latest polling.”
“Kennedy endorsed Trump last month in Phoenix, Arizona and announced he would be pulling his name from 10 key swing states in order to boost the GOP presidential nominee’s chances. Prior to Friday’s rulings, he had been successful in Arizona, Nevada, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. A court in Georgia had also decided last month RFK Jr. was ineligible to appear on its ballot. The candidate has pulled his name from the Florida and Texas ballots, as well,” DeSoto’s report continued.
Lower courts in the two critical states had issued rulings against RFK’s requests, stating it was made too late in the election cycle. A piece published by the Associated Press reported that North Carolina’s first set of absentee ballots were supposed to be mailed out last Friday. However, State Board of Elections lawyer Paul Cox told election directors in an email that all 100 counties were to hold on to the ballots and not mail them. A total of 2.9 million in-person and absentee ballots have been printed.
Cox then commented in the email that at that time no decision had been reached concerning whether or not the state would be appealing the ruling.
“Regarding RFK Jr.’s suit in Michigan, a three-judge Court of Appeals held that ‘While the request was made close to the deadline for defendant to give notice of candidates to local election officials, it was not made so late that laches should apply,’ according to The Detroit News,” DeSoto wrote.
“Additionally, we conclude that the absence of any statutory authority prohibiting his withdrawal gave plaintiff a clear legal right to have his name removed from the ballot,” the judges remarked. Before the ruling, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, a hardcore Democrat, denied Kennedy’s request to have his name pulled off the ballot.
“Angela Benander, spokeswoman for the Secretary of State’s office, said state election officials were ‘still reviewing’ the appellate court decision and hadn’t yet decided whether to appeal to the Michigan Supreme Court, where Democratic-nominated justices hold a 4-3 majority,” The Detroit News noted in their article on the matter.
In August, the state of Wisconsin determined that Kennedy’s name would remain on the ballot, however he has since filed a lawsuit against them to get the decision overturned.
What has the left so shaken? As per a Times survey, 41 percent of individuals who were backing RFK declared they would support Trump, with 27 percent saying they would cast a ballot for Harris. A poll done by Emerson College revealed that 64 percent of RFK’s supporters would jump on the Trump train, while only 36 percent are feeling the “joy” of Harris’ campaign in a two-way race.
So what does this mean for the former president? Basically, Trump will get bumped up a percentage point or two from the endorsement of Kennedy. It may not sound like a lot, but it could be determinative in battleground states like North Carolina and Michigan where both nominees are only separated by a single percentage point.
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