Georgia puts Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz back on the state's presidential ballots
Georgia puts Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz back on the state's presidential ballots
Georgia voters are likely to be able to choose from five candidates for president after Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Thursday put Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz back on the ballot. Raffensperger, an elected Republican, overruled findings made last week by an administrative law judge...
This just in, Brad Raffensperger thinks Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz have a shot at spoiling Harris's chance for winning the state, but has to admit Jill Stein is a laughingstock.
but has to admit Jill Stein is a laughingstock.
And yet enough people vote for her that the Dems don't want her on the ballot and are very very annoyed with her.
Seems that if she was such a "laughingstock," then you guys would have nothing to be afraid of, and the dem party could stop trying to block her name on the ballot. Right?!
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia voters are likely to be able to choose from six candidates for president after Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Thursday put Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz back on the ballot and ruled that the Green Party’s Jill Stein had qualified by another route.
“The Democratic Party wanted to restrict the choices available to Georgia voters because they didn’t want to compete with a socialist campaign that offers real solutions to the huge problems facing working people,” De la Cruz said in a statement. “We are proud to have stood up for our rights and the right of everyone in Georgia to vote for the candidate of their choosing.”
“A judge affirmed that none of these candidates were qualified to be on the Georgia ballot,” Democratic Party of Georgia Executive Director Tolulope Kevin Olasanoye said in a statement. “The secretary of state ignored the judge’s ruling that found each party failed to play by the rules. State election law is clear, and we are exploring our options.”
But Raffensperger, who makes the final decision, said one petition in De la Cruz’s or West’s name met the requirements of both state law and a 2016 court decision that limits the state to requiring only 7,500 signatures on a petition for statewide office. Counties have found that De la Cruz and West each collected more than the required 7,500 signatures.
“This is democracy at work, despite the best efforts of the Democrat Party to deny us access to voters,” Stein campaign manager Jason Call said in a statement. “We look forward to November.”
My fav part:
“The Democratic Party wanted to restrict the choices available to Georgia voters because they didn’t want to compete with a socialist campaign that offers real solutions to the huge problems facing working people,” De la Cruz said in a statement. “We are proud to have stood up for our rights and the right of everyone in Georgia to vote for the candidate of their choosing.”
Amen, sister!
Because a party that has no seats in congress, or any significant support in major states is going to be able to do…. anything is “a real solution”?
In the senate there are four sitting independents, only two of whom were elected as independents- and both Bernie and King caucus with dems. The other two are Manchin and Sinema.
There’s no independent in the house of reps.
Even if there were a chance a 3rd party (any 3rd party) gets elected as president… they’re not going to be effective as POTUS.
I love how you found the other mass spreader of dis/misinformation.
Birds of a feather, I guess.
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