Posted on 07/06/2024 4:33:29 AM PDT by Libloather
Amid rising pressure for President Biden to withdraw from the race, questions are looming over the mechanics of getting another Democrat on the ballot ahead of November.
Democrats do have a path forward: The filing deadline for the party to get their presidential candidate on the ballot in most states hasn’t been met yet, and there are avenues within the party over how to choose a new candidate if need be.
Much of the chatter over Biden’s fate for now is speculation, as the president and his campaign maintain he is committed to running for another term. Still, some Democrats have expressed uncertainty over his electoral chances against Trump in November, while others have called for him to drop out immediately, injecting uncertainty into an already chaotic election cycle.
Here’s what to know about the rules governing a new Democratic presidential pick:
How does the process work?
Typically, the Democratic presidential candidate is officially selected at the Democratic National Convention, but this year’s presidential nominating process is set to look a little different.
Democrats are holding a virtual roll call in response to earlier concerns that the president wouldn’t be able to get his name on the November ballot in Ohio ahead of the state’s filing deadline. In Ohio, Democrats initially needed to submit the name of their candidate to the state 90 days before the election, which is Aug. 7 this year. That’s earlier than when the DNC begins, which kicks off Aug. 19.
It wasn’t the first time this year that Democrats had run into a filing deadline problem. In Alabama, the issue was settled quickly after the state agreed to change its filing deadline, while Washington state accepted a provisional certification.
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Harris / Clinton 2024
Estrogen Poisoning for the Nation
Certain Arkancide!
“Ignoring/breaking state laws on ballot access will be the root of the ‘24 steal.”
There is no lie they won’t tell or law they won’t break, Federal or State, in order to assure their victory. They just do what they want, and then find some corrupt judge to let them do it.
A little super glue on the drop box lids?
Hillary seems eager to offer her services
I do not understand why anyone is making this out to be a problem. Just re-print out all the mailin ballots to have the “whatever” there as a write in.
No mailin ballot will be valid anyhoo.
Al Gore is only 76 he may want another shot.
Nothing will be done. 2,000 Mules provided conclusive proof of ballot stuffing in 2020 with video. Pursuing court cases after the election is futile.
You make good points. It could well be that the Democrats are willing to write off 2024 and just regroup for the midterms of 2026 and then 2028.
They may be thinking even if Trump wins , he will be a one-term president, because this would be his 2nd election.
I was talking to someone I know is more liberal but I don’t think she’s a deranged liberal. Anyway she was decrying RFK Jr being on the ballot in many states, and how awful that is that he’s allowed to be on the ballot .
My response was that if we believe in democracy, then we should have many choices of who to vote for, not just Republican or Democrat, but the Libertarian party the Green party , Peace and Freedom Party Etc.
Her response was that in a normal time she would agree with me but that this is not normal , and that Trump is the enemy that must be defeated to save democracy.
Maybe she is one of those deranged liberals; she never impressed me being that way before.
Trump isn’t old. When the man is on the campaign he’s all over the place doing appearances and rallies. Biden has Sundowners. he has to be in bed by 5pm.
Want him out? Drag him out by his heels, kick his ass out the door, literally.
Yeah, you can tell the folks who worship at the altar of CNN-MSNBC daily..
They don’t even know what they’re saying, but it’s all they hear, so they THINK they’re “smart and informed”… and the rest of us are clueless..
It’s really astonishing…
They talk about age.
We need a younger Trump to take over after DT.
YES! Just be careful while putting in that empty envelope.
Wear gloves!
Got to think like the bad guys. LEVERAGE!
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