A Wisconsin appeals court has given Robert F. Kennedy Jr. a lifeline in his bid to take his name off the Badger State’s November ballot.
A Second District Court of Appeals panel on Wednesday agreed to accept the former independent presidential candidate’s petition after a Dane County Circuit Court sided with the Wisconsin Elections Commission’s decision to force Kennedy to remain on the general election ballot. Kennedy ended his campaign in August, endorsing former president and GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump.
The Democratic National Committee and their allies have pushed for Kennedy to remain on swing state ballots because they believe he’ll pull votes from Trump, ultimately assisting President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign replacement, Vice President Kamala Harris. Meanwhile, Democrats are fighting tooth and nail to remove far-left candidates Jill Stein, the Green Party’s standard bearer, and independent Cornel West from the ballot.
As The Federalist reported Tuesday, Dane County Judge Stephen Ehlke earlier this month ruled that state law bars candidates from exiting the race after they’ve filed nomination papers. Ehlke said there are no exceptions:“courts are required to apply the law as written, not as some party wishes it were written,” Ehlke said, according to the leftist Wisconsin Examiner.
The first round of absentee ballots to overseas and military voters are slated to go out on Thursday, and must be sent by Sept. 21, in accordance with federal law.
‘Extreme Time Pressure’
Kennedy effectively is facing his last legal chance in Wisconsin, and the schedule is tight. The
