2023-2024 Presidential, senate, house, state and city election thread

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Delegate count at this writing:

Republican:

Trump 247

Haley 43

DeSantis (withdrew) 9

Ramaswamy (withdrew) 3

The above count now reflects the 32 delegates Trump won in Idaho and the 19 delegates Haley won in Washington D.C.

Democratic:

Joe Biden 206

Uncommitted 2

Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024- ... e-tracker

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Supreme Court Rules States Can't Kick Trump off the Ballot
by Lawrence Hurley
February , 2024

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(NBC via MSN) WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday handed a sweeping win to former President Donald Trump by ruling that states cannot kick him off the ballot over his actions leading up to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol — bringing a swift end to a case with huge implications for the 2024 election.

In an unsigned ruling with no dissents, the court reversed the Colorado Supreme Court, which had determined that Trump could not serve again as president under Section 3 of the Constitution's 14th Amendment.

The provision prohibits those who previously held government positions but later “engaged in insurrection” from running for various offices.
The court said the Colorado Supreme Court had wrongly assumed that states can determine whether a presidential candidate or other candidate for federal office is ineligible.

The ruling makes it clear that Congress, not states, has to set rules on how the 14th Amendment provision can be enforced against federal office-seekers. As such, the decision applies to all states, not just Colorado. States retain the power to bar people running for state office from appearing on the ballot under Section 3.

Read more here: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politic ... -BB1jj4qd

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Young Democrats Fight Back Against the New Jersey Machine
by Nina Wang
March 4, 2024

Introduction:

(Mother Jones) When Ethan Block heard that Andy Kim was running for Senate, he got to work. Over winter break, the Rutgers University senior launched a campus group to spread the word about the low-profile congressman taking on Bob Mendendez, the longtime Democratic senator who’d just been indicted for allegedly accepting bribes of gold bars and cash-stuffed envelopes. By February, Block’s new group—RU For Andy—boasted a roster of about 40 students volunteering to take part in canvassing and voter education.

To Block, Kim wasn’t just battling one disgraced incumbent—he was also challenging the iron grip of New Jersey’s political ruling class, which, having finally been forced to abandon Menendez, had now thrown its weight behind a candidate from its own ranks: the governor’s wife. Although Tammy Murphy trailed Kim by double digits in the polls, she was crowned the presumptive frontrunner almost as soon as she entered the race.

But swapping an indicted politician for the first lady, Block argues, just felt like “replacing corruption for nepotism.” And “we’re not looking for either one of those things.”

At first, Kim probably wouldn’t strike most people as the kind of candidate who would energize young voters like Block. The 41-year-old, three-term congressman from South Jersey casts himself as a humble civil servant who believes in “customer service governance.” He famously cleaned up trash in the Rotunda after rioters stormed the Capitol. He speaks about filibuster reform and prescription drug affordability. He’s unafraid of cringey political cliches: “I’m a workhorse, not a show horse,” is a campaign mantra.

Read more here: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2 ... -senate/

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Minnesota Democrats Aim to Repeat 'Uncommitted' Campaign Success on Super Tuesday
by Olivia Rosane
March 4, 2024

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(Common Dreams) On the eve of Super Tuesday, Minnesota Democratic primary voters are looking to replicate Michigan's success with their own "uncommitted" campaign to protest President Joe Biden's support for Israel's unrelenting assault on the people of Gaza.

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While Minnesota is not a swing state, and therefore may not have the same leverage over the Biden campaign as Michigan, organizers hope they can still send a message and inspire voters in other states.

"We're hoping that what we do here will just continue to push the wave of uncommitted across the United States," Amanda Purcell of MN Families for Palestinetold The Guardian.
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Minnesota is not the only state to pick up the uncommitted call. It is, however, the Super Tuesday state with the most prominent campaign to date. Other Super Tuesday primaries that have an uncommitted or equivalent line are Alabama, Colorado, Iowa, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Tennessee, and American Samoa.

The Colorado Palestine Coalition along with local chapters of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), launched a "Vote Noncommitted Colorado" campaign last Wednesday, though more than 762,000 people have already returned their ballots by mail.

Read more here: https://www.commondreams.org/news/minn ... -tuesday

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