[kevkrom]

Same way someone who loses a state’s primary can still be on the ballot if they win their party’s nomination.

All I’m saying is that this whole thing will be re-fought, and the specifics of this judgment may or may not influence that, depending on how it’s presented.

That is, if the judgment simply says that Obama failed to contest his removal from the ballot, then that means nothing for the next round. If the judgment says Obama should be removed because he is ineligible, then it would weigh heavily against Obama in the next challenge.

[mancini]

Same way someone who loses a state’s primary can still be on the ballot if they win their party’s nomination.

Yes, of course. I was thinking of this differently because BO is not going through the primary process. In my best Emily Litella voice, "never mind."