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BumRushDaShow

(140,914 posts) Thu Aug 29, 2024, 04:07 PM Aug 29

Georgia puts Cornel West, Jill Stein and Claudia De la Cruz on the state's presidential ballots

Source: AP

Updated 2:51 PM EDT, August 29, 2024

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia voters are likely to be able to choose from six candidates for president after Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Thursday put Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz back on the ballot and ruled that the Green Party’s Jill Stein had qualified by another route.

Raffensperger, an elected Republican, overruled findings made last week by an administrative law judge that removed West and De la Cruz. West is running as an independent. De la Cruz is the nominee of the Party for Socialism and Liberation but has qualified as an independent in Georgia.

Challenges to independent Robert F. Kennedy Jr. were dismissed as moot after Kennedy sent papers to Georgia on Monday to officially withdraw his name. Kennedy last week said he was suspending his campaign, withdrawing from the ballot in the most competitive states and endorsing Republican Donald Trump.

Democrats who are trying to knock West, De la Cruz and Stein off the ballot could appeal the decision, but time is running short. Georgia mails out military and overseas ballots starting Sept. 17. If the decisions stand, Georgia voters will have six choices for president — Trump, West, De la Cruz, Stein, Democrat Kamala Harris and Libertarian Chase Oliver. It would be the first time since 1948 that Georgians would have more than four choices for president. Democrats, Republicans and Libertarians automatically qualify for elections in Georgia.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/georgia-president-ballot-access-cornel-west-cruz-851d3c588d2b53f76bfe19adfb33ee3b

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Georgia puts Cornel West, Jill Stein and Claudia De la Cruz on the state's presidential ballots (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Aug 29 OP

GQP are desperate..................... Lovie777 Aug 29 #1

It's obvious what they are trying to do here BumRushDaShow Aug 29 #2

I assume the Libertarian option appeals more to disaffected Republicans than to anybody else. Pinback Aug 30 #15

Exactly. BumRushDaShow Aug 30 #18

THIS! KPN Aug 29 #8

Claudia De la Who? JoseBalow Aug 29 #3

Cruz...She's the Socialist candidate. As nutty as Cornell West LeftInTX Aug 29 #6

Lol! KPN Aug 29 #9

I thought I knew politics. AllyCat Aug 29 #12

So, GA may go like this: 4lbs Aug 29 #4

You think she wins GA by 5%? Polybius Aug 29 #5

Well, based on the "crowd size" in Savannah today.... 4lbs Aug 29 #10

Stein is a Russian operative. West only ran a "campaign" to sell a book Tarc Aug 29 #7

Anyone voting for these kooks weren't going to vote for Harris anyway. PortTack Aug 29 #11

Isn't ironic nwduke Aug 29 #13

A tactic DENVERPOPS Aug 29 #14

If only getting abortion protections on the ballot was as easy as getting spoiler candidates on! SunSeeker Aug 30 #16

Oh for Pete's sake... Jill Stein is still at it? calimary Aug 30 #17

Lovie777

(14,647 posts)

1. GQP are desperate.....................

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu Aug 29, 2024, 04:10 PM

Aug 29

BumRushDaShow

(140,914 posts)

2. It's obvious what they are trying to do here

Reply to Lovie777 (Reply #1)

Thu Aug 29, 2024, 04:20 PM

Aug 29

Interestingly enough though, of all these 3rd parties, the Libertarians consistently far out-pace the others and they may pick up extra for those who refuse to vote for 45 or a Democrat.

Pinback

(12,828 posts)

15. I assume the Libertarian option appeals more to disaffected Republicans than to anybody else.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #2)

Fri Aug 30, 2024, 12:05 AM

Aug 30

Stein, West, and the Socialist candidate will probably appeal more to potential Dem voters who’d be inclined to stay at home otherwise. There are also a LOT of motivated Democratic-leaning voters in Georgia, not only in metro Atlanta but scattered around the state.

It’s going to be tight, with all the white Christian nationalists and other boneheads we have in Georgia (not to mention all the obstacles the Republicans have strewn in our path), but I think Harris has a decent chance to win the state.

BumRushDaShow

(140,914 posts)

18. Exactly.

Reply to Pinback (Reply #15)

Fri Aug 30, 2024, 08:01 AM

Aug 30

I know here in PA, the Libertarian vote far outnumbers any of the others I have seen (e.g., "Green Party" & "Constitution Party" are the main others) and they are definitely a disaffected/"principled" GOP fallback.

And with respect to Stein, I think she very publicly outed herself, post-2016, so i think she is toast now. West may grab some (naive) "activist" voters.

KPN

(16,051 posts)

8. THIS!

Reply to Lovie777 (Reply #1)

Thu Aug 29, 2024, 08:18 PM

Aug 29

It’s their only hope! Fuckers!

JoseBalow

(4,884 posts)

3. Claudia De la Who?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu Aug 29, 2024, 06:34 PM

Aug 29

LeftInTX

(29,714 posts)

6. Cruz...She's the Socialist candidate. As nutty as Cornell West

Reply to JoseBalow (Reply #3)

Thu Aug 29, 2024, 08:04 PM

Aug 29

KPN

(16,051 posts)

9. Lol!

Reply to JoseBalow (Reply #3)

Thu Aug 29, 2024, 08:19 PM

Aug 29

AllyCat

(16,950 posts)

12. I thought I knew politics.

Reply to JoseBalow (Reply #3)

Thu Aug 29, 2024, 10:15 PM

Aug 29

Drawing a blank on this one.

4lbs

(7,377 posts)

4. So, GA may go like this:

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu Aug 29, 2024, 07:23 PM

Aug 29

Harris/Walz - 51%
Dumpy/Vance - 46%
Other - 3%

Hey, Dumpy may need only 100,000 votes from the SoS this time.

https://stacker.com/georgia/76-million-votes-see-demographics-georgias-voting-population

Polybius

(17,312 posts)

5. You think she wins GA by 5%?

Reply to 4lbs (Reply #4)

Thu Aug 29, 2024, 08:02 PM

Aug 29

Unlikely, but we shall see...

4lbs

(7,377 posts)

10. Well, based on the "crowd size" in Savannah today....

Reply to Polybius (Reply #5)

Thu Aug 29, 2024, 08:26 PM

Aug 29

And we all know what Dumpy thinks about "crowd size" don't we?

Tarc

(10,564 posts)

7. Stein is a Russian operative. West only ran a "campaign" to sell a book

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu Aug 29, 2024, 08:08 PM

Aug 29

People who are voting for either are crazed extreme-leftists who would never vote Democratic anyways.

PortTack

(34,395 posts)

11. Anyone voting for these kooks weren't going to vote for Harris anyway.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu Aug 29, 2024, 09:04 PM

Aug 29

nwduke

(366 posts)

13. Isn't ironic

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu Aug 29, 2024, 11:26 PM

Aug 29

that all he screaming from the G🤡P about voter fraud and it’s the G🤡P that is committing all the voter fraud and suppression!😵‍💫🤬

DENVERPOPS

(9,859 posts)

14. A tactic

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu Aug 29, 2024, 11:50 PM

Aug 29

that has been used countless times before, to split the votes of Dems, to make the chances of the Repub getting more votes....

SunSeeker

(53,486 posts)

16. If only getting abortion protections on the ballot was as easy as getting spoiler candidates on!

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Aug 30, 2024, 12:39 AM

Aug 30

calimary

(83,997 posts)

17. Oh for Pete's sake... Jill Stein is still at it?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Aug 30, 2024, 12:46 AM

Aug 30

How long do we have to tolerate her never-ending efforts to stay the least bit relevant?

Gee whiz...

Give it a REST, Jill-baby. You're nothing but a punchline now. Or a political groupie, maybe. The opportunity for you to bow out gracefully, with at least some of your self-respect still intact, has LONG since passed.

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