Alaska: Cornel West Qualifies for Ballot: The Aurora Party, a newly qualified political party in Alaska, announced yesterday that Dr. Cornel West will become their presidential nominee. Alaska is the first state to award Dr. West a ballot line. This is a significant occurrence since Alaska’s Ranked Choice Voting system could take effect if no candidate receives majority support. Therefore, even a small number of votes for Dr. West could affect the state’s electoral vote count, which could well change the course of the national presidential election result.
Colorado: GOP Considers Moving to Caucus Format After Judicial Ruling: The Colorado State Supreme Court barring former President Trump from the primary 2024 ballot because the justices maintain he violated the 14th Amendment by engaging in insurrection has predictably ignited fierce responses. The Trump campaign says they will immediately appeal the ruling to the US Supreme Court. Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy says he will withdraw from the Colorado ballot in protest and urges the other Republican presidential candidates to do the same. The Colorado Republican Party leadership is saying they may withdraw from the presidential primary and move to an internal party-run caucus format. Other state Supreme Courts, most notably Arizona and Minnesota, have also ruled on Trump’s ballot status and they arrived at the opposite conclusion, thus allowing him to compete in their state primaries. Even if the Colorado ruling stands and Mr. Trump is not on the Centennial State primary or general election ballot, it is unlikely to affect the presidential race outcome. President Biden is a lock to carry Colorado with or without Trump’s name on the ballot, so the national electoral vote count won’t change regardless of how this controversy is ultimately resolved. Comments are closed.
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