Democrats fail in their attempt to remove the Greens from the Wisconsin ballot
The Democratic Party’s plans to politically defeat the competition through cynical right-wing policies are being shaken by the fact that the Green Party’s presidential nomination remains on the ballot in the general election in the swing state of Wisconsin.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court, which has a 4-3 liberal majority, on Monday rejected a request by a member of the Democratic National Committee that the court assume primary jurisdiction in the case.
“War against democracy”
As The Federalist reported late last week, Doug Strange, deputy director of operations for the DNC in Wisconsin, sought a court ruling on his attempt to exclude Jill Stein and her running mate Butch Ware from the November ballot in the Badger State. He claimed that Green Party candidates were barred from running in Wisconsin’s presidential election because there were no Green Party members in state offices or the legislature, meaning they had no one to nominate electors.
The Supreme Court rejected the application without comment.
“We conclude that plaintiff is not entitled to the relief he seeks. Further, it is ordered that all other pending motions be dismissed as moot,” the unsigned order states.
The Green Party of Wisconsin filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit on Monday.
Stein rejoiced over his victory.
“Big victory against the anti-Democratic Party’s war on democracy and freedom of choice! Wisconsin voters still have a choice this year to stand up against genocide, for workers, and for climate protection!” the leftist tweeted after the court decision was published.
The Greens are arguably even further to the left than the modern Marxists who now lead the Democratic Party. They have virtually no chance of winning in Wisconsin, other swing states, or the election as a whole. But in an election year when the two major parties are fighting for every last vote, the Greens are a nuisance to the Democrats – especially in a state like Wisconsin, which was decided by just over 20,000 votes in the last two presidential elections.
Democrats have argued that Stein, fellow leftist candidate Cornel West and, until last week, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. should be barred from the race on a variety of procedural and legal grounds. But the party’s strategy of eliminating even the slightest competition is as obvious as its claim that it is defending democracy is hypocritical.
“This is a last-ditch attempt by a political party to disenfranchise tens of thousands of Wisconsin citizens,” Rick Esenberg, president and general counsel of the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL), said in a statement last week.
WILL’s lawyers argued that the DNC petition presented a “new interpretation” of Wisconsin law “that would effectively prevent any small or new party from appearing on the presidential ballot.”
“This decision should not be made lightly, and it is critical that the court consider the gravity of such a last-minute decision and the potential to sow doubt about the election,” the Milwaukee-based law firm said in a statement.
“Uncomfortable candidates”
Democrats succeeded in removing Green Party candidates from the Badger State ballot in 2020. They are trying to block West in Wisconsin as well, a strategy they are using against West and Stein in other swing states.
West won a major legal battle in the swing state of Michigan over the weekend when a state judge found that the Michigan Bureau of Elections erred in disqualifying the independent candidate from the November ballot. Party-leaning Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson joined with the Democratic Party to call for West’s ouster.
Stein received about 31,000 votes in Wisconsin during her 2016 presidential bid. That’s why the insidious Democrats who portray themselves as defenders of democracy have tried to disenfranchise millions of people in countless attempts to disenfranchise former President Donald Trump. And millions more have had the same thing done to their fellow leftists. And they’re doing it nationwide.
DNC official Adrienne Watson told Wisconsin Public Radio the ruling was “disappointing.”
“The Wisconsin Green Party’s violation of the law is crystal clear,” Watson said in a statement. “The WGP has not met either of Wisconsin’s two simple requirements for nominating candidates and therefore should not be on the ballot in November.”
Brian Schimming, chairman of the Wisconsin Republican Party, called the court’s decision a “victory for democracy and fair elections.”
“For years, Democrats have silenced and disempowered Wisconsin voters by removing inconvenient candidates from the ballot. This time, their undemocratic plans have failed,” Schimming said in a statement. “If Democrats hope to win voters, they must do so through serious persuasion, not disqualification.”
Matt Kittle is senior elections correspondent at The Federalist. Kittle is an award-winning investigative reporter with 30 years of experience in print, broadcast and online journalism. He previously served as executive director of Empower Wisconsin.
