Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sues to pull name from Wisconsin's presidential ballot

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: USA Today

Published 3:25 p.m. ET Sept. 4, 2024


WASHINGTON – Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is suing the Wisconsin Elections Commission in an attempt to remove his name from the ballot in the battleground state just two months before the presidential election.

The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Dane County, argued independent candidates such as Kennedy are treated unfairly by the elections commission because they operate under different deadlines from party-aligned candidates when it comes to ballot access.

"In First Amendment parlance: it has compelled him to not just speak, but to associate with a cause he doesn’t want to be part of," attorneys for Kennedy wrote of WEC in the suit. "In doing so, Kennedy’s rights have been violated. He has not been treated fairly or equally with the other presidential candidates who declared and ran for the presidency and have since wanted to withdraw."

Party-affiliated candidates had until 5 p.m. Sept. 3 to certify their candidates, according to guidance from the elections commission, while independent candidates had until 5 p.m. Aug. 6. Kennedy ended his campaign on Aug. 23. The filing comes just a week after the state's election board denied a request from the Kennedy campaign to be removed from the ballot after he dropped out of the presidential race last month and endorsed former President Donald Trump.

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/09/04/rfk-jr-wisconsin-ballot/75072219007/

[Stargleamer]

1. So intent on helping The POS win, isn't he?

Just like Jill Stein

[Blue Owl]

2. Fuck him.

[LisaM]

3. Much as I am sick of hearing about Trump...

I am getting equally sick of hearing about RFK, Jr. It's exhausting.

[Bengus81]

4. Going to pretty quiet around the house on Thanksgiving eh RFK??.....n/t

[EYESORE 9001]

5. Tough titty toenail, you traitor in so many ways

Deadlines are a fact of life in the big city. I think the campaign didn’t file because they didn’t want to draw attention to the fact that he sold himself to the devil - and cheaply, I might add. Now you can go back to whatever necrophilic pastimes that were interrupted by unpleasantries today. Rump campaign is a good place to get started. Metaphorically speaking, of course. Bet it’s gloomier than the set of Beetlejuice 2 up in there.

[not fooled]

6. Wonder how all the dumsh*ts who worked to get him on the ballot

in various states feel now that he's trying to stay off in order to help red don.

Of course, perhaps those who tried to get him on state ballots weren't volunteers who believed in him but rather only paid workers.

[sinkingfeeling]

7. Didn't he just sue a bunch of states to get ON the ballot?

[BumRushDaShow]

8. He still is

E.g., NY.

[Zambero]

9. Whalehead no longer wants Cheesehead votes

Oops, it looks like the uncandidate was about 17 days too late in pulling the plug. Guess he'll just have to continue living with the cause that he wants no part of, namely himself!