Donald Trump may be coming off the ballot in another state

| 3:00 pm EST January 30, 2024
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Although the media has regularly hyped up a story about whether or not Donald Trump could be kicked off the ballot in various states, like most things, it has a few nuances that make the whole possibility a lot less straightforward than it has often been presented. What I’ve cautioned followers of the story to look out for is less impact on what it will have on Donald Trump, at least on the surface level, and more about what implications it will have for the election and the GOP as a whole.

The decision by the Colorado Supreme Court was quickly contested, with the original verdict being a 4-3 decision even with the court consisting of all Democrats. That means the dissenters actually did have some fairly solid arguments about why Donald Trump should stay on the ballot. Now, we’re seeing things take a slightly different turn, as similar trials to the one in Colorado play out across the country.

The most recent development is in Illinois, a reliably blue state where Donald Trump doesn’t have much chance of winning, whether he appears on the ballot or not, but the judge in the case is a conservative Republican who originally felt that the Electoral Board of his state didn’t have the authority to weigh how Trump acted on Jan 6, but he decided that the ultimate authority lies with the Illinois Electoral Board to weigh in, while also saying that it’s clear the former guy did engage in insurrection with a plot of hiring fake electors to overturn the will of the people.

Republicans are desperately trying to argue that the former guy didn’t actually engage in insurrection, but that’s gradually becoming more difficult by the day – oh, and if you’re explaining, you’re losing. This is why we can’t afford to cede any ground to the GOP. Let’s vote them out of all levels of government on Nov 5.