Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose has warned that Biden is not going to be eligible to be on the Ohio ballot this fall because of how late the Democrat Party's convention is scheduled. As the New York Post explains:
Under [a 2010] Ohio law, a political party must certify the names of its presidential and vice presidential candidates at least 90 days before Election Day. This year, the 90-day mark is Aug. 7.
The Democratic convention, when Biden will officially become the party’s standard-bearer, will be held Aug. 19-22.
As a consequence, Biden could miss out on any opportunity to take the 17 electoral votes that Ohio brings with it.
But Biden needn't worry because the RINOs (Republicans In Name Only) are coming to the rescue. The Hill reports:
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) announced Thursday he would call the GOP-controlled state Legislature into a special session next week to discuss getting both President Biden and former President Trump on the state’s fall ballot.
This notwithstanding that several Democrat controlled states have tried to keep Trump off the ballot. Apparently what is good for the goose is not good for the gander, at least if the gander is a Democrat.
Moreover, the article mentions that the Republicans in the Ohio Senate proposed a bill to make a one-time change in the deadline to accommodate the Biden campaign, but Democrats rejected it because the bill also included a provision that would forbid foreign nationals from contributing money to ballot campaign initiatives in the state. In other words, Democrats had the chance to solve the issue, but (probably correctly) valued allowing rich billionaires from other countries to influence Ohio elections over getting Biden on the ballot.
Update: The Ohio legislature passed and the Ohio governor signed into law a bill allowing Biden to appear on the Ohio ballet, but also apparently got the restrictions on foreign donations to ballot campaign initiatives (not that it will stop such election interference).
(sigh)
ReplyDeleteThe problem with liberals (in the modern sense of the term) and those with strong socially liberal tendencies is that they lack in-group loyalty, which is why they are perfectly fine with betraying their fellow citizens and, in the case of politicians, constituents.
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